Inner Melbourne Apartment Market - June 2010 update

The ANZ June 2010 report about inner Melbourne apartments highlights the following points: The Victorian housing market is fundamental...

Lenders defend against exit fee accusations...

Lenders have defended their approaches to early mortgage loan exit fees following ASIC's announcement that it will crack down on high ex...

Unfair exit fees on home loans illegal from Thursday

Tough new regulations that give the corporate regulator, ASIC, the power to take action against unfair or unconscionable mortgage loan exit...

Mortgage lenders continue to tighten lending criteria

According to a study by RateCity, most of the lenders in Australia show no signs of easing their lending criteria. Research of more than 2,0...

Australian property market slowing down

According to RP Data’s Rismark Home Value Index, Australian residential market activity has slowed significantly in the last few months. In ...

Australian property market most transparent in the world

According to a report by Jones Lang Lasalle, the Australian property market is the most transparent in the world. Professional services f...

BankWest lowers its 3 and 5 yr fixed home loans

BankWest has announced it will reduce its three and five year fixed rate home loans starting today. This will bring its three years fixed...

Investors coming back into Australian property market

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, investors are flooding back into the property market. Share market volatility has caused i...

Negatively gearing a rental property

A rental investment property is negatively geared if it is purchased with the assistance of borrowed funds and the rental income does not c...

Sydney still affordable

According to a new report from RP Data, there are still bargains to be had in Sydney. The report shows that Sydney had the greatest propor...

CBA slashes rates on its fixed home loan

CBA has become the third major bank to lower its fixed rate home loan. CBA has announced that it would take off up to 0.45% from some of its...

RBA to leave rates on hold until August

The RBA is expected to keep the official cash rate on hold until at least August 2010. According to minutes of the RBA's board meetin...

First home buyers and self employed home loan borrowers are at risk of falling into mortgage arrears, according to a new report b...

Thinking of becoming an owner builder?

Being an owner builder isn't something anyone should enter into lightly. It might seem like a romantic and money saving option - you...

NSW Budget urges retirees to downsize and buy new homes

The NSW Government has proposed extensive savings in its budget in an effort to encourage NSW retirees to downsize and buy new homes. The ...

Renovations drive property values up

There is an increasing trend of property owners in inner city areas who are renovating or building extensions to their home in a bid to add...

St George slashes interest rate on fixed rate home loan

St George has taken 40 basis points off its two year fixed rate home loan in a bid to reposition itself as a competitive major lender. The ...

Interest rates on hold for now

After 3 consecutive rate rises, the Reserve Bank has given home loan borrowers a break by pausing on their cycle of rate rises for the fi...

Should you get a unit or a house?

There are a huge range of options to consider when investing in property , but at the top of everyone's list is whether they should inve...