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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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Last week, the US Dollar strengthened against all 19 currencies we monitor. The most drastic upside movements were against the Brazilian Real (BRL) (4.40%) and …
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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet’s long-held goal to radically overhaul stamp duty and introduce a broad-based land tax will be one of the major reforms in the bud…
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The rise in interest rates is more severe for current home buyers than in the past due to high property prices.
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While the cost of living is rocketing skyward, house prices have gone into reverse - dropping for the first time in two years.
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Property prices in most Australian cities are expected to fall by double-digit figures after the Reserve Bank of Australia hit the interest rate brakes.
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House prices in capital cities are slowing at a rate not seen in more than 30 years, signalling the property boom is finally coming to an end.
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Specialist Mortgage Director, Helen Avis, has been named winner of the WA Residential Finance Broker Award at the annual Mortgage and Finance Association of Aus…
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The US Dollar had a decent performance in the forex markets, with the Dollar Index (DXY) gaining 0.46%. The USD strengthened against a faltering Pound by 1.04%.…
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A Sydney couple who pay $3400 a month for their mortgage, have been left reeling by the mammoth interest rate hike and predict things could get “difficult”.
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The Reserve Bank has announced the biggest single rise in the cash rate in 22 years.
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Australian families are being stretched to the limit as cost of living pressures skyrocket but according to one bank boss, it’s no big deal.
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