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Mortgage lending in Australia has fallen for the fourth month in a row, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Statistics.
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Property prices are already falling at their fastest quarterly pace since the early-1980s – and there’s a worrying sign this is just the start.
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Bank ruling that borrowers don’t have to show they can afford steep repayment hikes raises questions over how to curb excessive borrowing.
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There are several suburbs across each Australian capital city already recording property value falls. So, is now the time to consider purchasing property or is …
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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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Recent cyberattacks on the real estate sector have highlighted the risks presented to an industry that holds vast amounts of highly personal and valuable data, and the need for businesses to defend themselves.
There are now 169 fewer million-dollar median property price suburbs in Australia, as unit and house prices continue to fall across all price ranges even as rents continue to surge.
Emmanuel Guignard, Senior Home Loan Broker and Director at Loanscope, offers some advice on how to save money during difficult economic times without sacrificing all the pleasant things in life.
House prices across Australia's eight capital cities more than doubled over the past 20 years, ranging from Hobart's massive 269 per cent surge to Perth's more sedate 75 per cent increase.
Adelaide has emerged as a magnet for interstate investors seeking high rental yields, capital growth and an affordable entry point. Katherine Skinner, Director, National Property Buyers, shares her six top reasons for investing in the Festival State's capital.
In the face of a cost-of-living crisis, Australians had to expect to cope without wage increases as interest rates also continued their upwards trajectory, according to the country's central bank chief.
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