Michae Pascoe| The New Daily| 4 November 2020 https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2020/11/04/michael-pascoe-housing-prices/ The first lesson this week was that when offered cheap money, a significant number of Australians will rush to buy residential real estate, recession or not.
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‘Be careful what you wish for’ goes the old adage. Nowhere is the more true than in proposed changes to Stamp Duty which may have huge impacts on the way the property market operates. Changes
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https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2020/09/30/why-despite-the-coronavirus-pandemic-house-prices-continue-to-rise The Economist| 30 September 2020 During the global recession a decade ago, real house prices fell by an average of 10%, wiping trillions of dollars off the world’s largest asset class. Though the housing market
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https://www.afr.com/property/residential/buyers-return-to-the-housing-market-20201020-p566pa Mirana Ward| Australian Financial Review| 20 October 2020 Residential sales nationally are outpacing fresh listings of properties for sale as buyers take advantage of low mortgage rates, one of several indicators pointing to a rebound
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Steven Deare| The New Daily| 9 October 2020 https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/property/2020/10/09/home-loans-august/ More Australians are seeking to buy a property while interest rates remain at historically low levels, sending new home loan commitments surging. Home buyers took advantage
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Across the country auction clearance rates are strong and getting stronger. Low interest rates, government handouts and possible relaxing of lending criteria are encouraging Australians to take out a mortgage and buy a property. Most
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https://www.moneymanagement.com.au/features/expert-analysis/new-shape-best-interests-duty Industry Expert| Money Management\ 24 July 2020 Since 2009, credit licensees and their representatives have grappled with responsible lending obligations. Following the passage of legislation in response to recommendations of the Royal Commission, mortgage
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https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/now-is-the-time-to-buy-stop-renting-property-experts-warn-003604463.html Anastasia Santoreneos| Yahoo Finance| 8 September 2020 Australians in all capital cities, bar Sydney and Melbourne, would be better off buying a home than renting it, new data has revealed. According to Pete Wargent,
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https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/how-long-will-it-take-for-the-australian-economy-to-return-to-growth-013515485.html Yahoo Finance| 9 September 2020 The Australian economy is set to end 2020 lower than what it began but economists expect better years ahead. The Reserve Bank believes it will take until 2022 for
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https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/sixmonth-loan-assessments-kick-off-273201.aspx Madison Utley| Broker News| 8 September 2020 Of the more than 900,000 loans which have been deferred since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, around 450,000 customers are approaching the end of their six-month
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