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Interest Rates Remain Unchanged - February 2016
The RBA Board announced their decision to leave the cash rate unchanged at historical lows of 2.0% this afternoon.
... read moreInterest Rates Remain Unchanged - October 2015
RBA Governor Glenn Stevens media release on 6 October 2015
At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.0 per cent.
The global economy is expanding at a moderate pace, with some further softening in conditions in China and east Asia of late, but stronger US growth...
... read moreAustralian House Market Report - July 2015
Key take outs from the latest Australian House Market Report prepared by RP Data and National Australia Bank include:
- Nationally (capital city) house values increased by 7.9% for the 12 months to April 2015
- Sydney recorded strongest ...
Hidden lending restrictions for small apartments
Another interesting article we spotted recently. As apartments get smaller it seems there may be hidden lending restrictions, with some bank not lending for ....
... read moreHow is your LVR (Loan Valuation Ratio) calculated?
When looking into purchasing an investment property(s) the term LVR regularly comes up with lenders and/or mortgage brokers. How many of us know what LVR is and how to calculate it? .....
... read moreNew Margin Lending Deals
Lenders are overhauling their margin loans in a bid to overcome investors’ reluctance to borrow to buy shares and managed fund
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