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Tax cuts increase borrowing power but could fuel inflation, property prices

Tax cuts increase borrowing power but could fuel inflation, property prices

Home buyers will be contemplating more expensive property purchases with their increased borrowing power, while mortgagees will be hoping to [...]

Inflation shock puts end to hopes of interest rate cut

Inflation shock puts end to hopes of interest rate cut

Inflation to May 2024 has taken a stunning turn, rising sharply and effectively quashing any hopes of an interest rate [...]

Winner of second Residential Broker of the Year award has advice for cash-strapped home buyers

Winner of second Residential Broker of the Year award has advice for cash-strapped home buyers

The Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia named Ms Avis Residential Finance Broker WA 2024, marking her second time atop [...]

Winner of second Residential Broker of the Year award has advice for cash-strapped home buyers

Winner of second Residential Broker of the Year award has advice for cash-strapped home buyers

The Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia named Ms Avis Residential Finance Broker WA 2024, marking her second time atop [...]

RBA holds steady but may have some surprise moves to come

RBA holds steady but may have some surprise moves to come

Commentators were unanimous in their expectations the Board would sit tight in the face of stubbornly high inflation but is [...]

Road still bumpy for renters, borrowers on Struggle Street

Road still bumpy for renters, borrowers on Struggle Street

A slight improvement in vacancy rates has done little to quell the rental crisis, while a disturbing proportion of home [...]

Off-the-Plan Finance for Australian Expatriates

Off-the-Plan Finance for Australian Expatriates

Your 2024 Comprehensive Guide to Off-the-Plan Finance for Australian Expatriates Investing in off-the-plan properties can be an attractive option for [...]

Borrowers on edge over future rate cuts

Borrowers on edge over future rate cuts

Experts are divided on the likelihood of an RBA interest rate cut in the next few months, but all agree [...]

RBA Governor Lowe bows out leaving interest rates unchanged

RBA Governor Lowe bows out leaving interest rates unchanged

The Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has used his final monthly meeting to leave interest rates on hold for a [...]

At the midway point, are we climbing or falling from the mortgage cliff?

At the midway point, are we climbing or falling from the mortgage cliff?

With the mortgage cliff around the halfway point of its gradual transition from low fixed to high variable rate loans, [...]

Borrowers getting creative as they wrestle with rising interest rates

Borrowers getting creative as they wrestle with rising interest rates

Interest rates being pushed up by rampant inflation are forcing mortgagees and prospective buyers to find new ways of servicing [...]

Acclaimed broker says expat buyers undeterred by rates, prices

Acclaimed broker says expat buyers undeterred by rates, prices

Undeterred by property prices in Melbourne and Sydney coming off the boil or the threat of higher interest rates, expatriate [...]

Top broker settles $25 million in loans in one month

Top broker settles $25 million in loans in one month

Specialist Mortgage director Helen Avis settled more than $25 million in loans in July, as returning expats and those looking [...]