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We expect the cash rate to be maintained at 3% throughout 2013: Commonwealth Bank
The Reserve Bank is not expected to cut the cash rate again in 2013, according to Australia’s biggest mortgage lender the Commonwealth Bank. Followin... Read More -
Borrowers should not be paying more than 6% on their home loan, RBA charts suggest
Any borrower stuck on a home loan rate in excess of 6% per annum is paying too much and should negotiate a better deal with their bank or considering ... Read More -
The fix is on for bank mortgage rates: should you take the deal?
Any home loan rate that has a 'four' in front of it is always going to attract a lot of interest. So says the Commonwealth Bank’s general m... Read More -
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank signals cheaper funding for new mortgages
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has further signalled the likelihood of banks cutting their variable mortgage rates independently of the RBA with its interi... Read More -
Eddy Groves left homeless, bankrupt and owing millions
The former owner of ABC Learning Centres, Eddy Groves, is homeless, bankrupt and reportedly owes creditors more than $31 million. The remarkable decl... Read More -
No one pays the 6.4% standard variable rate: Commonwealth Bank boss Ian Narev
Any Commonwealth Bank customer currently paying the Commonwealth Bank’s (or any major bank for that matter) standard variable rate of 6.4% is either a... Read More -
Gradual, minimal house price appreciation in 2013
Making predictions pertaining to our residential property markets has been challenging since 2007 – however it appears that in 2013 that task won’t be... Read More -
Mortgage war looms as smaller banks show they are more than willing home loan providers: APRA figures
A mortgage war between the four major banks and the smaller banks is looming as APRA figures show regional banks Bendigo Adelaide Bank and Suncorp al... Read More -
Big banks risk more unhappy customers by not passing on rate cuts in full: Roy Morgan
Mortgage holders' dissatisfaction with the major banks is likely to grow if the majors continue their policy of not passing on rate cuts in full,... Read More -
Unemployment rises to 5.4%: Seven insights for property investors and buyers
As the Commonwealth Bank’s chief economist Michael Blythe says, the RBA pays “a lot of attention” to the unemployment data – and so should property in... Read More -
ATO data-matching targets property deals
Tax in 2013 is certain to be as lively as ever, probably more so with a federal election looming. The tax promises are sure to flow thick and fast. I... Read More -
The lowest mortgage rates from the big four banks
Last week, NAB adjusted its interest rate forecast from one cash rate cut in 2013 to three rate cuts over the course of the year, with the first one e... Read More -
The lowest mortgage rates from the big four banks and their subsidiaries
Mortgage holders should not take their home loan for granted in 2013 after lenders passed on only 133 out of 175 basis points cut from the cash rate s... Read More -
Steve Keen and Macquarie Group tip cash rate of 2% by year-end
Perhaps signifying the level of uncertainty in the outlook for the 2013 economy and property market, a poll of 23 economists carried outbyThe Ageprofe... Read More -
Mortgage broking big brands position themselves for challenging 2013 with diverse strategies
The last few months of 2012 were noticeable for the manoeuvrings of arguable the three most recognisable mortgage broking brands: Aussie, Mortgage Cho... Read More -
'Aussie John' Symond explains sale to CBA
“Aussie John” Symond built his business as an alternative to the big banks, but Symond today reveals why he decided to sell out to Commonwealth Bank. ... Read More -
Southport mansion Alston listed for receivers' sale
One of Gold Coast's most exclusive residential offerings – the riverfront Southport mansion Alston –has been listed for sale. But rather thanits... Read More -
Getting through the mortgage maze: Chasing the lowest rates as most lenders pass on partial cash rate cut
The dust is starting to settle on the Reserve Bank’s decision to cut the cash rate by 25 basis points this week to 3% –the lowest it has been since Se... Read More -
Real estate agents doing it tough amid economic woes and vendor-led marketing alternatives
It’s not been the easiest of times for the local high street real estate agency over the past two years. Following a long period during which healthy... Read More -
Sutherland Shire Tudor Revival heritage mansion Coombe Grange in Cronulla listed
Last sold in 2006 at $4.85 million, Coombe Grange, a heritage-listed Tudor Revival-style Cronulla house, has been listed for sale. The 2,637-square-m... Read More
