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Why, despite the coronavirus pandemic, house prices continue to rise

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 has not been the trigger of economic woes this time, investors and homeowners still braced for the worst as it […]

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Buyers return to the housing market

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 in the housing market. The median vendor discount eased across capital cities and regional areas in the three months to […]

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Home loans surge by 12.6 per cent in August

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 of a virus-flattened housing market in August, as borrowing rose by 12.6 per cent on the previous month. New loan […]

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Mortgage Growth Predicted

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 of the country has auction clearance rates around 70 per cent; the tipping point between a buyers’ and sellers’ market.  […]

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The new shape of best interests duty

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 brokers will now also be required to comply with a statutory duty to act in the best interests of consumers.  […]

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‘Now is the time to buy’: Property experts’ rent warning

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, co-founder of online buyers’ agency marketplace BuyersBuyers.com.au, it’s more compelling to purchase, rather than rent, a home in most states […]

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