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A healthy economy and higher interest rates could spark steep rent increases. According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, AMP economist Matthew Bell stated: "It is clear that in 2009 rents were generally kept in a holding pattern ...

This article has been republished courtesy of Your Mortgage, the leading independent mortgage magazine, providing news and information to help you compare home loans from top Australian lenders accurately and easily. Despite fears of higher interest rates and the slowing effect of the ...

This article has been republished courtesy of Your Mortgage, the leading independent mortgage magazine, providing news and information to help you compare home loans from top Australian lenders accurately and easily. The median house price in Australia climbed to $481,310 in the September ...

This article has been republished courtesy of Your Mortgage, the leading independent mortgage magazine, providing news and information to help you compare home loans from top Australian lenders accurately and easily. After dropping for four consecutive quarters, the much needed recovery in housing ...

This article has been republished courtesy of Your Mortgage, the leading independent mortgage magazine, providing news and information to help you compare home loans from top Australian lenders accurately and easily. After dropping for four consecutive quarters, the much needed recovery in housing ...

Worried that $607,000 is too much to pay for a Sydney house? The Reserve Bank isn't and it expects prices to climb even higher. In a speech that amounted to a defence of Australia's historically high house prices the Reserve Bank deputy governor, Ric Battellino, ...

New consumer credit laws taking effect this month give lenders wider powers to check borrowers' credit history. What do borrowers need to do to stay ahead of the game under the new regime? RateCity chief executive Damian Smith says lenders will have broader access ...

Homebuyers and investors who are building a new home need to ensure that what they see in a display home is in line with what's written in the building contract, Western Australia's commissioner for consumer protection has warned. The commissioner, Anne Driscoll, says ...

Potential homebuyers should finalise their finances before the December 31 rollback of the First Home Owners boost or risk missing out, while economists say the planned reduction will leave a temporary hole in the housing market. Financial comparison website RateCity calculates that there are only ...

 As I shake the gyprock dust out of my hair and splutter my way through an apartment renovation, I've been thinking about whether it's truly possible to "add value" by spending money on renovating property. I realise that businesses and companies can add value ...