September 3, 2010

Is the RBA influenced by politicians? John Symond reveals all

The most common topic I’m asked when I’m travelling around the country is interest rates. Will they rise? Will they fall

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Rate hold welcome news for property market

By: Kate Miller The housing industry has welcomed the RBA’s decision to keep rates on hold and called for the central bank to continue to maintain the cash rate at …

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Official cash rate unchanged at 4.5 per cent

The official cash rate by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) remains unchanged at 4.5 per cent today due to an increasingly uncertain global economic outlook compared to a few months ago.

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House prices fall as rates bite

THE first monthly fall in house prices in 17 months has signalled that aggressive RBA rate increases have successfully cooled the market.

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House prices fall as rates bite

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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Official interest rate remains unchanged

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left the cash rate unchanged at 4.5 per cent at its meeting today.

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Banks under pressure to raise rates

DETERIORATING funding conditions for Australia’s banks will likely prompt rate hikes independent of any RBA move, a senior banker says.

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Banks under pressure to raise rates

House price growth slows in cities

GROWTH in house prices has slowed in recent months, sending a critical signal to the RBA that higher rates are hitting their target.

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The pitfalls of commercial property

Pundits know that doom-and-gloom stories about residential property will sell, and so neglect commercial property – which is a far riskier investment according to the RBA. 21 Jun 2010 11:21 …

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Local levies, property bubbles and free furniture: This Week’s Picks

This week we’re looking at the RBA and the Government. We check out the NSW’s Government developer levies, the RBA stating that we’re not in a property bubble and John Symond’s thoughts on why the RBA lifted rates this month.

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Local levies, property bubbles and free furniture: This Week’s Picks