September 3, 2010

Aspen Group builds strong growth

PERTH-based Aspen Group expects to weather concerns about rising interest rates with strong pre-sales to underpin its results in 2010-11.

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RBA "comfortable" with cash rate

Staff Reporter The property market may see interest rates on hold for some time if the Reserve Bank’s August meeting minutes are anything to go by.

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RBA "comfortable" with cash rate

Fixed rates become more attractive

Fixed interest rates are becoming more competitive and therefore more attractive to borrowers, according to Smartline’s general manager Jayson Billings.

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Weak property market signals need for rate hold

By: Staff Reporter Weak sales figures in the property market have reinforced industry calls for a hold on interest rates according to a leading industry body.

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Reaction to June 2010 quarter ABS Consumer Price Index

CEO call for hold on interest rate rises

CEO of Australia’s largest independently-owned mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice, believes the latest ABS Consumer Price Index (CPI) strongly supports a hold to the cash rate for at least the September quarter.

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Banks face pressure over cost of lending

Australia’s biggest banks could be forced to raise interest rates independently of the Reserve Bank to cover higher funding costs.
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Looming election ties banks’ hands

Bank executives are among those hoping for an early federal election, and many lenders are feeling the squeeze of rising funding costs but are unwilling to independently increase mortgage rates.
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The RBA’s move, into 2011 and fibro homes: This Week’s Picks

The RBA didn’t raise interest rates this month, we’re looking into the next financial year and we’ve got loads of tips for First Home Buyers – from building Fibro houses to getting a loan by Mum and Dad going Guarantor.

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Interest rates could fall

Official interest rates are likely to be reduced, according to mortgage broker Loan Market.

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Rental incomes will continue to rise in Australia because of a lack of supply say economists

Property investments in Australia will continue to generate higher returns say economists. However fewer first time buyers and increasing interest rates will result in slower residential property price growth, as reported in the Residential Property Prospects Report 2010 to 2013 from BIS Shrapnel. Senior project manager Angie Zigomanis said first time buyer activity has dropped after the expiry of the first homeowner’s grant boost at the end of 2009.

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