Oct 19 09 11:19 AM EST
With fresh interest rate rises coinciding with the scaling back of the first home owner grant, the housing market is set for an interesting few months...
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Sep 27 09 2:04 PM EST
As interest rates begin to rise, first home owners could be the hardest affected.
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Sep 4 09 12:59 PM EST
Keystart Loans has announced it will hike the deposit it requires from first home buyers from 2 per cent to 4 per cent.
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Aug 24 09 11:35 AM EST
Dramatic cuts in interest rates, boosts to first home buyer grants and other government concessions have fueled the market in recent months. But what...
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Aug 20 09 1:55 PM EST
The number of Aussies taking advantage of the government's First Home Saver Account scheme is much lower than expected, and the cost of the scheme ha...
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Aug 19 09 1:08 PM EST
Six banks are reported to be cutting their maximum borrowing limits, with a significant reduction witnessed between November 2008 and April this year...
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Jul 10 09 10:56 AM EST
WA first home buyers out in force, with record numbers of new loans settled.
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May 14 09 1:45 PM EST
A new poll has found that as many as one in five first-home buyers may struggle to repay their mortgage.
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May 6 09 10:29 AM EST
The Reserve Bank of Australia kept rates at 3 per cent yesterday, and home loan rates remain unchanged.
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Mar 26 09 2:51 PM EST
Resi warns consumers not to rush into "risky, spur-of-the-moment purchases".
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Mar 11 09 9:27 AM EST
According to a 2009 Mortgage Choice survey of 1,012 first homebuyers, 76 per cent plan to purchase a property, which is up from 54 per cent a year bef...
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Jan 28 09 2:24 PM EST
A survey of 18 - 30 year olds found that more than third lived with their parent or in-laws.
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Jan 28 09 12:42 PM EST
51 per cent of those surveyed believed this was a good time to buy, while 40 per cent believed the federal Government was doing enough.
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