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Australian Borrowers Face Greater Risks

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RBA's Lowe Speech Shows the Two Sides of the Crisis

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Brisbane and Perth, Most Expensive Homes in Australia

would not have to spend more than 30 per cent of its before-tax income on mortgage repayments,” stated in the report.

Interest rates on hold - RBA

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Perth First Home Buyers Market Down

mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} endif--> The end of the first-home owners grant, coupled with unrelenting interest rate hikes concludes into the collapse of Western Australia’s first home buyers market. ... 10 years -- there were only 988 first-home buyers in the month of April this year, compared with 2322 same month in 2009.
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Increased Super Benefits and Tax Breaks on the Verge

The savings tax break will give 50 % discount on the first $1000 of interest income earned annually.

Credit Cards Debts Surpass Mortgage Repayments

Credit card debts have exceeded mortgage debts for the June quarter, reports the Melbourne Institute's Household Saving and Investment. ... not a good thing because interest rates on credit cards would tend to be quite high," Edda says.
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Queensland First Home Buyers, Lowest in 6 Years

the Australian Bureau of Statistics in March reveals that first home owners in Queensland now only represent 13 per cent of the market.
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Focus on Homeloan Weakens Economic Growth

standard variable rate is funded by higher business loan rates while it seeks to boost mortgage market share.

Bank Fee Income Reaches $12.7B

to move from fixed rate to variable rate loans, the direction most customers took when interest rates fell.
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Low Interest Rates Lead to Higher Debt

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