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Laine Gordon

Money Editor

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

Why millions of home owners are missing out

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

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

Money Editor

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

First home buyers better off, but still absent

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

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

Money Editor

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.

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24 Jan, 2012

2 min read

House prices rise as rate cuts take effect

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

The great housing drought

Australia's housing shortfall is getting worse, with demand for an extra 214,700 homes nationally not being met.

Home Loans

12 Jan, 2012

3 min read

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Transform $100k into $1.5m

If you bought a home over the past 24 years, you have participated in the best-performing investment available anywhere in Australia.

Home Loans

11 Dec, 2011

3 min read

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Will interest rates drop further tomorrow?

If economists' predictions are anything to go by, we are heading towards further interest rate cuts, possibly as early as tomorrow.

Home Loans

04 Dec, 2011

3 min read

Will interest rates drop further tomorrow?

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Home ownership out of reach for many Aussies

Home ownership may be the great Australian dream, but it's a dream that remains out of reach for many Australians. The State of Australian Cities report by Infrastructure Australia, released last month, highlighted yet again that the rise in Australian house prices over the past decade is among the highest in the developed world.

Home Loans

27 Nov, 2011

3 min read

Home ownership out of reach for many Aussies

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Buy this year to save over $17,000

From January 1, 2012, first homebuyers in NSW will have to fork out an extra $17,770 when buying a property valued under $500,000, thanks to the scrapping of the First Home Plus Scheme.

Home Loans

06 Nov, 2011

2 min read

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Get set for a rate cut

While most of the nation punts their hard-earned cash on Australia's biggest horse race tomorrow, the Reserve Bank of Australia is tipped to announce an interest rate cut.

Home Loans

28 Oct, 2011

3 min read

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

First time property owners urged to buy now

Can’t afford to get into the property market just yet? A new report from PRD Nationwide is urging first timers to bite the bullet while prices are soft and suggests that if you can’t afford it, team up with a friend or relative or start small with a stepping stone such as a studio apartment.

Home Loans

11 Jul, 2011

2 min read