Lenders tipped to break with cash rate 6 May 2014| Mortgage Business http://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/7364-lenders-tipped-to-break-with-cash-rate?utm_source=Mortgage+Business&utm_campaign=Mortgage_Business_Newsletter06_05_2014&utm_medium=email The Reserve Bank is not expected to change the official cash rate today, but home loan rates may continue to move. Despite
Read MoreNo-frills alternatives are helping our favourite brands survive 23 April 2014| Andrew Hughes http://theconversation.com/no-frills-alternatives-are-helping-our-favourite-brands-survive-25261 Only a few years ago jokes about home brand products were quite common. Having a blue and white or red and
Read MoreThe good, bad and ugly of RMBS resurgence 17 Apr 2014| Alan Kohler http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-17/kohler-the-good-bad-and-ugly-of-rmbs-resurgence/5396428?section=business Photo: Once the price of a block of land was about 40 per cent of the cost of a house; now
Read MoreABC News - 14 April, 2015 By Peter Ryan http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-14/affordable-housing-shortage-drags-australia-down-social-rankings/6391350 Australia is the world's 10th most socially advanced nation but a lack of affordable housing is holding it back, a survey shows. However, while Australia
Read MoreChop negative gearing and there’s savings for buyers and the budget Leith van Onselen | Apr 14, 2014 http://www.crikey.com.au/2014/04/14/chop-negative-gearing-and-theres-savings-for-buyers-and-the-budget/ Negative gearing is costing the government billions but is doing absolutely nothing to boost supply. Let’s get rid of
Read MoreBy business reporter Michael Janda ABC Online 7 Apr 2014, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-04/rbnz-says-home-loan-limits-appear-to-be-slowing-house-prices/5368080The Reserve Bank of New Zealand says its mortgage lending limits appear to be slowing down home price growth. The RBNZ imposed a cap on
Read MoreFinancial dos and don’ts of renovating by Tony Rigby| 30 Mar 2014 http://www.realestate.com.au/blog/financial-dos-donts-renovating/ With more than 1.5 million viewers watching The Block each night, it’s safe to say Australia is hooked on renovations. But those shows don’t usually
Read MoreChristopher Joye | 28 Mar 2014 | http://www.afr.com/p/personal_finance/smart_money/property_prices_headed_for_record_gSdGyBWsYfyuDcVBwatptN The $4 trillion Australian housing market is now overvalued by at least 10 per cent. Every day, valuations get more stretched. Indeed, Australia is just months away from
Read MoreMarch 27, 2014 | http://www.news.com.au/finance/richard-durkin-wins-16year-legal-fight-over-loan-for-returned-laptop/story-e6frfm1i-1226865933790#\ IT started with an unwanted laptop, and ended in Britian's Supreme Court. A Scottish man has won a 16-year court battle sparked by a wrangle over a loan he’d taken out to buy a
Read MoreReserve Bank board discusses home lending limits Michael Janda l ABC 18 March 2014 l http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-18/reserve-bank-board-discusses-home-lending-limits/5328112 For the first time, Reserve Bank board members have admitted to considering the application of home lending limits in Australia. Minutes
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