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Vast majority of Australians still think housing affordability is a big issue

Nearly nine in 10 Australians still think housing affordability is a big issue in Australia despite recent falls in median house prices.

By William Jolly ● June 11, 2019

First home buyer market share surges toward seven-year high

The share of first home buyers in the home loan lending market continued to rise in April amid the extended slide in property prices.

By Emma Duffy ● June 10, 2019

Home lending “disappointing” in April: ABS

Housing finance remains soft, as house price falls and tightened mortgage lending cool the market, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows.

By Emma Duffy ● June 07, 2019

Smaller banks may be hit by new tax hike, customers could pay

The Treasury has proposed new bank levies which could cause smaller banks to pay more and big banks to pay less.

By William Jolly ● June 06, 2019

Smaller banks may be hit by new tax hike, customers could pay

The Treasury has proposed new bank levies which could cause smaller banks to pay more and big banks to pay less.

By William Jolly ● June 06, 2019

Housing at its most affordable since 2016, says ANZ-CoreLogic

Housing affordability is the best it’s been since 2016, according to a report by ANZ-CoreLogic.

By Emma Duffy ● June 06, 2019

How ANZ, CommBank, NAB and Westpac responded to the RBA’s cash rate cut

Within hours of the RBA’s decision to reduce the cash rate by 25 basis points, each of the big four banks announced cuts to home loan interest rates.

By William Jolly ● June 05, 2019

The smaller lenders that were quickest to react to RBA’s cash rate cut

After the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lowered the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to a new historic low of 1.25%, several smaller lenders passed on the rate cut within hours.

By Emma Duffy ● June 05, 2019

RBA rate cut June: Who’s passing on the cut?

Is your lender passing on the RBA’s latest cash rate cut? Savings.com.au keeps you posted on which banks and lenders are cutting home loan interest rates.

By Dominic Beattie ● June 04, 2019

Reserve Bank cuts the cash rate for the first time in nearly three years

he monthly cash rate announcement has finally become interesting again, with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cutting the cash rate today for the first time since August 2016.

By William Jolly ● June 04, 2019

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