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Banks deliver full rate relief to borrowers
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2009
The major banks have wasted no time in passing on yesterday’s 100 basis point cash rate reduction. READ MORE
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RBA delivers full one per cent
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2009
The Reserve Bank of Australia this afternoon confirmed what economists expected by delivering a 1 per cent cut to the... READ MORE
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Tougher loan criteria for US borrowers
by Staff Reporter • 3 Feb 2009
US lenders continued to tighten their lending standards in the last three months of 2008, the Federal Reserve’s... READ MORE
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Economic uncertainty sends borrowing levels south
by Staff Reporter • 2 Feb 2009
Private sector borrowing has contracted for the first time since the early 1990s fuelled by nervous businesses who are... READ MORE
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Opportunity for cautious investors in Australian property
by Staff Reporter • 30 Jan 2009
Property prices will not drop as much in Australia as they have in the UK or US but savvy local investors can still... READ MORE
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Unemployment to push mortgage stress upwards in 2009
by Staff Reporter • 28 Jan 2009
Rising job losses could see mortgage stress rise to levels higher than those recorded during the interest rate pain of... READ MORE
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US housing market continues to crumble
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jan 2009
The state of the United States’ housing market continues to deteriorate with new economic data pointing to an... READ MORE
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Borrowers take advantage of lower rates to reduce debt
by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2009
Australian borrowers are determined to use lower interest rates to get ahead on their mortgages and overall financial... READ MORE
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Solution to housing crisis could be two-in-one homes
by Staff Reporter • 21 Jan 2009
Zone Homes – featuring two independent living areas under the one roof – could become the next big trend... READ MORE
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Buyers return ? on the Gold Coast at least
by Staff Reporter • 19 Jan 2009
In a positive sign that buyers could be returning to the nation’s property markets, Ray White’s annual... READ MORE