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'Further rate cuts won’t encourage buyers'
4 March 2015
mortgagebusiness

Mortgage Choice chief executive Michael Russell claims we will soon reach a point at which further rate cuts will fail to stimulate demand for property.

RBA rate announcement
3 March 2015
mortgagebusiness

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the result of its monthly board meeting.

RBA rate announcement march cut
3 March 2015
mortgagebusiness

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the result of its monthly board meeting.

RBA to cut cash rate today
3 March 2015
mortgagebusiness

One major bank's chief economist is confident the RBA will lower the official cash rate later today after he correctly forecast a rate cut last month.

Foreign buyer fee won’t curb demand
3 March 2015
mortgagebusiness

A Melbourne buyer’s agent believes a federal government proposal to charge foreign buyers an application fee each time they buy property in Australia will not tackle the ‘seismic’ changes in ...

Business confidence hits two-year low
3 March 2015
mortgagebusiness

NAB’s ASX300 business survey for the fourth quarter of 2014 found confidence levels fell to their "weakest" point since 2012, falling 13 points to -3.

Momentum builds for back-to-back rate cuts
2 March 2015
mortgagebusiness

The property market might be about to get another shot in the arm, with a substantial number of economists forecasting a rate cut tomorrow.

Govt warned that real estate reforms could prove costly
27 February 2015
mortgagebusiness

The federal government has been accused of solving a problem that doesn’t exist after announcing a crackdown on foreign buyers.

Andronicos confident of Firstfolio turnaround
27 February 2015
mortgagebusiness

Firstfolio’s new chief executive is confident that the troubled mortgage group is beginning to see the benefits of restructuring.

FHB share jumps 2.2 percentage points
27 February 2015
mortgagebusiness

New data has revealed a big increase in new buyers in 2014, suggesting the first home buyer problem may be less concerning than once thought.