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Affordability up as repayments fall
20 May 2009 |
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| The boost to the First Home Owners Grant, record low interest rates and relatively stable house prices have combined to make housing the most affordable in seven years.The HIA-CBA First Home Buyer Affordability Report revealed a 14.6 per cent improvement in affordability for the March 2009 quarter which came hot on the heels of a 40 per cent surge at the end of 2008.HIA's Chief Executive – Association, Chris Lamont said, notwithstanding current economic conditions for many aspiring home buyers there has never been a better time to enter home ownership.Over the March 2009 quarter the average home loan repayment fell by 11 per cent to $1,831 per month, significantly lower than the previous amount of $2,056.A further improvement in affordability is expected in the June quarter.Affordability improved strongly in all capital cities and regional areas in the March 2009 quarter. The largest improvement was in Hobart, Adelaide, and Sydney. |
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| Source : Housing Industry Association |
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| 29 May 2009 | - Maroondah and mecu merge |
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| 28 May 2009 | - Broker loans take longer to process |
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| | - Skilton flays at wrong targets |
| | - RBS loans a turn off for StanChart and maybe HSBC |
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| 27 May 2009 | - Fees excessive for lost super |
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| | - Property & manufacturing produce bad loans for ANZ |
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| 26 May 2009 | - ACCC grumbles over lack of banking competition |
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| 25 May 2009 | - Average home loan rises fast for new starters |
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| | - Banks cynical on exception fees |
| | - Five cent shrapnel scrapped |
| | - Five cent shrapnel scrapped |
| | - Banks cynical on exception fees |
| | - Five cent shrapnel scrappel |
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| 22 May 2009 | - Bank fee take goes up again |
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| | - Bank penalty fees are unfair |
| | - Builders offer incentives to first buyers |
| | - NAB is out of touch |
| | - Mortgage broker claims client's home |
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| 21 May 2009 | - Bank fees and margins up |
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| | - A big Queensland bank? |
| | - Fake CBA emails offer prizes |
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| | - Westpac gives $10mil by mistake |
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| 20 May 2009 | - Rates to fall to 2 per cent by christmas |
| | - Saving is the new black |
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| | - Westpac disappoints business |
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| 19 May 2009 | - Fixed rates hit 15 year low |
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| | - SME's rate Westpac, ANZ most popular |
| | - Commonwealth upgrades Netbank |
| | - CBA looks online for simple sales |
| | - NAB bankrupts customer over $2K |
| | - Investors caught by failed agri schemes |
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| 18 May 2009 | - Auction clearances remain healthy |
| | - Sellers cash in on first home frenzy |
| | - Credit crunch casualties grow |
| | - Members Equity offers good savings rates |
| | - Chip cards to take over within 3 years |
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| 15 May 2009 | - Lending for renovations boom |
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| 14 May 2009 | - Commbank grabs mortgage market share |
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| | - Govt props up Ford Credit |
| | - NAB gives $500 to low-income savers |
| | - ASX to offer property derivatives |
| | - CBA cuts dividends as bad debts surge |
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| 13 May 2009 | - First home buyer's grant extended |
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| | - Community bank gives away $560K |
| | - NAB, ANZ send jobs to India |
| | - Protected loan rates must come down |
| | - Income tricks targeted by tax office |
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| 12 May 2009 | - Lending figures strong across all segments |
| | - An end to rate cuts? |
| | - St George grows lending |
| | - CommSec iPhone app wins gong |
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| | - Swan to reveal massive deficit |
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| 11 May 2009 | - Woolies happy with customer take-up for 'epump' |
| | - Auction clearances holding up |
| | - Big banks take over mortgage market |
| | - Super Visa debit card |
| | - Small biz rates stay high |
| | - Margin lending down, margin calls up |
| | - NAB lavishes gifts on mega rich |
| | - Lenders can't hide behind brokers says ASIC |
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| 08 May 2009 | - Bendigo increases stake in Elders Rural Bank |
| | - No more reloadable pre-paid Visa cards |
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| | - St George grabs new customers |
| | - Guarantee is a nice little earner |
| | - Govt reins in margin lenders |
| | - Reverse mortgage market under pressure |
| | - Suncorp gets out of property lending |
| | - Rate cut hopes disappear |
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| 07 May 2009 | - SME insolvencies on the rise |
| | - Sydneysiders struggle with debt |
| | - Aussie looking to lend |
| | - Baby boomers boost savings |
| | - Investec settles in Australia |
| | - Banks reap profits amid economic gloom |
| | - Swan set to raid our wallets |
| | - MacBank plays it safe |
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| 06 May 2009 | - Rates remain on hold in May |
| | - Rate cuts put on hold |
| | - Victorian first home buyers grants go up |
| | - Suncorp bolsters business |
| | - ANZ hosts small biz workshops |
| | - Westpac raises margins |
| | - Super tax slug coming |
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| 05 May 2009 | - Auction clearances holding up |
| | - WA fuel card trips up Centrelink |
| | - House prices crumbling |
| | - Elderly women like reverse mortgages |
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| 04 May 2009 | - Financial Planners phase out commissions |
| | - Melbourne property prices crash say agents |
| | - No May rate cuts expected |
| | - Consumers love Visa/Mastercard debit |
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| 01 May 2009 | - House prices to crash by 20 per cent |
| | - Sydney house prices falling |
| | - House prices fall in Perth, Adelaide |
| | - Consumers and businesses stop borrowing |
| | - Depositors turn away from Bankwest |
| | - Every home to be energy audited |
| | - Bad debts dog Bankwest |
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