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Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
First home buyers back, but sales still slow
Despite a rise in the number of first home buyers entering the market this year, vendors are still doing it tough; property is taking longer to sell in all capital cities than 12 months ago.
Home Loans
11 May, 2012
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Renters priced-out of capital cities
Rental properties in Australia's capital cities have become too pricey for low-income tenants, new research shows.
Home Loans
03 May, 2012
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Rate cut imminent
An official rate cut seems all but a certainty, with financial commentators tipping at least a 25-basis point reduction at tomorrow's Reserve Bank board meeting.
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26 Apr, 2012
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
House prices reshape the nuclear family
Forget the dream of having two kids, a border collie and a white-picket fence; new research shows the rising cost of living is reshaping the traditionally "standard" family structure.
Home Loans
18 Apr, 2012
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
NSW considers pay-as-you-go stamp duty plan
First home buyers in New South Wales could be allowed to pay off their stamp duty over several years under a proposed scheme designed to kick-start the property market.
Home Loans
16 Apr, 2012
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Watchdog names financial health risks
Consumers are being warned about financial products that pose the greatest risk to their financial health in a damning new report.
Home Loans
01 Apr, 2012
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Why Aussies are downsizing the dream
Australians love big houses, but research suggests that consumers are moving away from the great Aussie dream of the freestanding house on the large block and embracing higher-density living.
Home Loans
27 Mar, 2012
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Why millions of home owners are missing out
For every 100 Australians with a gripe about their financial institution, just five will actually do something about it and make the switch to a better option, new research shows.
Home Loans
18 Mar, 2012
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Federal home loan initiative flops
The federal government put valuable information in the hands of homebuyers on January 1 when it introduced home loan 'key facts sheet' legislation. But two months on, the initiative has come under criticism from consumer groups, which have highlighted one major flaw in the regulation.
Home Loans
07 Mar, 2012
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
First home buyers better off, but still absent
A late-2011 surge in first home buyers has failed to resurrect a weak lending market, according to a new research report, which revealed first-time buyer numbers at eight-year lows.
Home Loans
05 Mar, 2012
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
The world's most expensive real estate
It's been another gloomy year for the Australian property market, marked by falling house prices, fewer sales, mortgage interest rate hikes and real estate jobs heavily slashed. But when compared globally the local market is relatively strong, new research shows.
Home Loans
16 Feb, 2012
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
House prices rise as rate cuts take effect
After a year of lacklustre performance, Australian house prices rose for the first time in 11 months, hot on the heels of the November interest rate by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Home Loans
24 Jan, 2012
2 min read
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