Men feel the pinch of household stress
A new study has revealed that paying off the mortgage is having a significant impact on the mental health of Australian men. The study looke...
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First home buyers seek city fringe property
An increasing number of first home buyers are moving to the outskirts of big cities in order to secure affordable land and house packages. A...
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House prices rise suggesting recovery
Australia’s housing recovery is underway with prices increasing 3.3% in the June 2009 quarter - the strongest growth recorded in house and u...
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Extra repayments deliver big savings
Now is the best time to make extra repayments into your mortgage or keep repayments high. Every extra dollar repaid comes off the loan princ...
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UK houses values rise
UK house prices have risen for the first time in 17 months. According to London's government agency the Land Registry, the average price...
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Renters play with fire
The 27% of Australians who rent are a greater fire risk than those who own their home, since they are less likely to have basic fire-fightin...
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Aussies turn against debt
Australians are continuing to turn against debt, paying off credit cards and keeping other loan costs down. The Genworth Mortgage Trends rep...
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First home buyers load up on debt
The debt burden of first home buyers is getting bigger. Trends in the first home buyer (FHB) market create further reasons for caution, as t...
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Prestige property market breakdown
Statistics from Australian Property Monitors (APM) has revealed that properties at the top end of the market are currently suffering signifi...
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New report predicts drop in unemployment
Access Economics’ new Business Outlook report has found that Australia’s unemployment rate will peak at 7.5% rather than 8.5. According to t...
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House prices on the rise
Statistics from Residex data has shown national house prices rose 0.7% in June 2009 after a 2.1% climb in May 2009. This figure is just 0.5%...
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Investors target 2010 to come back to property
There is growing optimism amongst property investors that property values in Australia will continue to increase into 2010. According to RP ...
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Parents help kids avoid mortgage insurance
An increasing number of parents are becoming guarantors for their children as they enter the property market and take out a mortgage. With m...
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Bendigo asks employees to cut hours
According to the Bendigo Advertiser, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is asking employees to consider taking 10 days unpaid leave. Sources inside t...
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Home lending boom continues
Low interest rates and the boosted first home owners grant are propping up the mortgage market. Mortgage lending was up 3% in May 2009 accor...
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Home builders in insurance crisis
The number of insurers providing home-builder warranty insurance has fallen from five to three in the last two weeks. Registered home builde...
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UK housing market blooms
The UK housing market improved last month, with home values increasing for the first time in 20 months. Across Britain, the number of respon...
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Residential market set for upswing
Research from Colliers International has shown that four Australian states have hit bottom and are poised for an upswing. Research shows tha...
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Your lender wants to know more about you
The Australian credit reporting system needs to be completely overhauled so a lender can find out exactly how much an applicant for a loan o...
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Rental prices stall
According to statistics from Australian Property Monitor (APM), the median rental yields for units in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane fell in...
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ANZ outsources mortgages
ANZ will outsource much of its mortgage processing to Bangalore, India and move towards fully automated mortgage application processing. The...
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Sub $500K house prices set to slide
The end of the FHOG and various other government funded benefits could see lower end house prices fall by as much as 10. The analysis from C...
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Fewer homeowners under mortgage stress
The number of households suffering mortgage stress has fallen from a peak of 900,000 in August 2008 to 546,000 in May 2009, according to Fuj...
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FHB activity slumps, investor confidence hikes
The latest AFG Mortgage Index has revealed that the number of mortgages being sold to first home buyers has fallen by 30.6% in three months....
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House prices to increase
House prices should recover thanks to the ongoing shortage of residential dwellings, Lend Lease chief executive Steve McCann has claimed. Sp...
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100pc loans ‘endangered species’: Cannex
First home buyers will now find it almost impossible to secure a home loan for 100 per cent of the value of a property, a report from Cansta...
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Fewer miss mortgage repayments as market improves
The rate of missed repayments across the nation's housing market continues to fall, with the average arrears on Australian mortgages dip...
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Housing supply well short of demand
Housing supply fell 16% below demand over the 2009 financial year, a Residential Development Council of Australia report has found. Accordin...
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House and unit prices recovering
The median house price has climbed in every capital city except Perth since January 2009 and is now $468,819 nationally, just $520 less than...
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Super cap to boost property investment
The federal government’s changes to superannuation contributions could encourage Australians to invest in the property sector. Robert Caulfi...
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