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Financial stability risks have taken on increased importance in monetary policy deliberations of Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe – far more…
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The Reserve Bank has left its official cash rate on hold at a record low for the 15th consecutive month.
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Melbourne recorded a preliminary clearance rate of 77.3 per cent on one of the city’s quietest auction weeks of the year.
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Australian house price growth continues to stall, maintaining the trend seen in October.
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There are calls for a ban on foreign students buying property - after a report has found their parents are using them to illegally purchase homes in Victoria.
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Anxiety about the cost of housing has reached all-time highs in Melbourne and Sydney following a five-year property boom.
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On pure logic, it’s hard to say if buyers or sellers will blink first as sales volumes fall. History, however, suggests home vendors will bear the pain.
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Australian services sector growth slowed for a third straight month in October, further reducing chances of a Reserve Bank rate rise next week.
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Approvals for the construction of new homes rose 1.5 per cent in September, ahead of market expectations of a 1.0 per cent decline.
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