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With interest rates rising and house prices dropping in some cities, are potential first-home buyers getting closer to making that purchase?
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With interest rates rising and house prices dropping in some cities, are potential first-home buyers getting closer to making that purchase?
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Homebuyers could find it even harder to get a loan as rising interest rates prompt Australia’s major banks to tighten their lending standards.
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Prospective first home buyers’ relief in seeing property prices fall could be short-lived as higher interest rates reduce the amount they can borrow.
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Given the modest estimate of living expenses loan assessors usually apply, things could be about to get tight for many borrowers.
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Labor has detailed its key housing policy, offering to help 10,000 households a year into home ownership by dramatically cutting the price of a property.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to announce multiple increases in its benchmark interest rate this year.
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Home buyers could face higher mortgage repayments as early as rising inflation could force the Reserve Bank to lift official rates above 2 per cent within a yea…
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Australian households are almost four years ahead on their mortgage payments according to new data released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.
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At a certain point in life, many wonder what's better: to pay off the home loan ASAP or top up your superannuation?
BREAKING NEWS: The Reserve Bank of Australia has today repeated its double dose of interest rate hikes, lifting its cash rate by 0.5 per cent (50 basis points) for the second consecutive month.
Property prices among Perth's best performing suburbs have shot up by more than 30 per cent in the just completed financial year, with prestige properties soaring over the year but mid-range suburbs playing catch-up in June.
Whether forming Hong Kong's first Aussie rules football team or creating wealth through a significant property portfolio, Melbourne-based Ray Wood has been kicking goals on and off the field.
Australians are unhappy with the Reserve Bank for raising interest rates so quickly but it hasn't stopped first-home buyers, investors or owner-occupiers from borrowing and building.
Commercial property is becoming more mainstream by the day but how do you make a start and what is the best strategy to employ?
Writing exclusively for Australian Property Investor Magazine, Real Estate Institute of New South Wales Chief Executive Officer, Tim McKibbin, argues that the state's stamp duty and other reforms do not address the central issue of a shortage of housing supply.
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Australian property prices look to be on a rocketing path, with first home buyers, low-interest rates and FOMO (fear of missing out) fueling the demand for the start of 2021.
However, with stimulus packages coming to an end, and international borders remaining closed, can this ex…
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