RBA rate decision
mortgagesCash rates to remain on hold until November: JP Morgan’s Stephen Walters
Stephen Walters expects the Australian dollar’s return to parity against the US dollar will force the RBA to take the cash rate to a new record low of 2.5%.
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mortgagesCitibank cuts five-year fixed-rate home loan to 5.35%
Five-year fixed-rate home loans are the second most popular fixed-rate term in Australia, according to homeloanfinder.com.au
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residentialChance of a sharp fall in house prices “remote” Stephen Koukoulas
Stephen Koukoulas says if the price decline gathers momentum, the cash rate could fall to around 2% or even 1% in a “worse case scenario”.
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rba rate decisionAll economists – bar Westpac’s Bill Evans and AMP’s Shane Oliver - favour RBA cash rate hold in June: Bloomberg survey
The other 19 economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect the RBA to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.75% on June 4.
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trendsBudget woes sees consumer sentiment fall to lowest level since August 2012, but housing sentiment lifts: Westpac index
Sentiment about the housing market defied the overall drop in consumer confidence with the ‘time to buy a dwelling’ sub-index lifting 11.2% in May to be up 20.7% over the past 12 months.
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rba rate decisionSubdued home loan growth a worry for RBA with 2% cash rate still on the cards: Westpac’s Bill Evans
Bill Evans says the RBA board “takes considerable notice of credit growth” which remains subdued and still expects the cash rate to bottom out at 2%.
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residentialScope for more rate cuts as RBA notes conditions “strengthening in housing market”: May minutes
The key phrase in the minutes is that the RBA board decided that “some of the scope” to ease policy should be used at the May meeting.
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mortgagesWestpac ups the ante in mortgage wars with one-year fixed-rate cut to 4.79%
The new 4.79% rate is available for customers who take out a packaged home loan and borrow in excess of $150,000.
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mortgagesGreater Building Society cuts one-year fixed-rate home loan to 4.74%
The Greater Building Society was the first lender to offer a fixed-rate home loan under 5%.
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mortgagesRAMS cuts two-year fixed-rates to 4.99% and waives investment home loan fees as investor demand rises
RAMS has reduced its three-year fixed-rate home loan by 20 basis points to 5.09%.
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