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Interest-only loans are making a comeback for residential property buyers after increasingly punitive interest rates and tougher terms than rival products.
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A typical deposit on a $1 million residential property has nearly tripled from about $50,000 to $150,000 as borrowers commit to tougher standards demanded by re…
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The Federal Reserve raised US interest rates again, the seventh increase since 2015 when the central bank resumed raising rates after the last recession.
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Full-time employment fell by 20,600, while part-time work increased 32,600, feeding through to a sharp decline in the total hours worked.
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Official interest rates are set to stay on hold for a long period ahead, with the head of the Reserve Bank saying he wants to see much higher wages growth and i…
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Perth property prices could reach ridiculous levels by the middle of the century if they keep growing at the same pace of the past 25 years.
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Analysis: If the RBA was to cut interest rates to 1.0 per cent or less over the next few months, the risk that inflation would exceed its target remain remote.
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Chinese investment in Australia dropped 11% to $US10.3 billion ($A13.3 billion) in 2017 as China applied the brakes to foreign investing, according to analysis …
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The number of home loan approvals for owner occupiers has dropped 1.4 per cent in April, ahead of market expectations of a 1.8 per cent decline.
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Investors continued their retreat from the Australian property market in April as lending declined.
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The WA economy has become “collateral damage” in the crackdown on lending standards aimed at pricking property bubbles in Sydney and Melbourne, a key member of …
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Treasurer Scott Morrison says the federal government is monitoring the downturn in Australia’s property market closely but argues shock absorbers built into the…
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