Posted on 27 July 2010
Households with mortgages have been advised to take advantage of the pause in interest rate rises and pay down their debts. This follows analysis by financial comparison website RateCity of Australian Bureau of Statistics data which has found that the value of home loans has been falling since September 2009. This decline [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 19 July 2010
Agents are required to disclose the history of the property, even if a murder took place in a house they are selling. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission this month gained power to fine agents up to $1.1 million for misleading their clients. Under the new laws, if properties such as the Glen Iris [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 15 July 2010
The RBA’s decision to keep rates on hold has helped buoy consumer confidence. The Westpac–Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index rose by 11.1 per cent in July – the strongest monthly jump since June 2009. According to Westpac’s chief economist Bill Evans, Australians are more upbeat about the future of the economy, thanks to [...] Continue Reading...
Households with mortgages have been advised to take advantage of the pause in interest rate rises and pay down their debts. This follows analysis by financial comparison website RateCity of Australian Bureau of Statistics data which has found that the value of home loans has been falling since September 2009. This decline [...]
Agents are required to disclose the history of the property, even if a murder took place in a house they are selling. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission this month gained power to fine agents up to $1.1 million for misleading their clients. Under the new laws, if properties such as the Glen Iris [...]
The RBA’s decision to keep rates on hold has helped buoy consumer confidence. The Westpac–Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index rose by 11.1 per cent in July – the strongest monthly jump since June 2009.
According to Westpac’s chief economist Bill Evans, Australians are more upbeat about the future of the economy, thanks to [...]
INVESTORS are the only source of growth in the housing market, and rising stocks of unsold houses suggest the outlook for house prices is souring.
The level of demand for housing by owner-occupiers remains weak, with the number of new mortgages taken out in May dropping by 0.7 per [...]
