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Home loan affordability lowest in over eight years

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2004
... across Australia was at its lowest in more than eight years at the end of 2003, making it even more difficult for first home buyers to enter the property market. During the December quarter of 2003, home loan affordability in every state and territory ...

Victorian government lifts mortgage tax

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
The Victorian government will lift mortgage stamp duty for first home buyers while retaining the heftier tax levied on property purchase prices. Premier Steve Bracks said the state tax would be dropped from July 1 this year, a reprieve worth up to $200 ...

Home lending falls for first time in almost 12 months: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2003
... The average loan size eased back slightly to $187,500 - the first fall in six months - and the proportion of first home buyers was steady at a record low of 13.4 per cent. Interest rates rose in November for the first time in almost 18 months, and improving ...

Australians still hungry for property AMP indicator reveals

... homebuyer activity since September 2002. AMP Henderson Global Investors' chief economist Shane Oliver said, "First home buyers are being pushed aside by higher than normal activity by investors which has not only caused housing prices to surge, but has ...

First home buyers housing affordability falls to record low

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
Housing affordability for first home buyers fell to a record low for the second quarter running, dropping by 9.4 per cent in the September quarter, according to the Commonwealth Bank/HIA Housing Report. The report said Australian housing affordability ...

Robust housing finance figures for September: ABS

... Australia, a rise of 4.5% over August's figures. The ABS also said that a record low of 13.3% of all loans were to first home buyers, while the percentage of fixed rate commitments (for two years or more) increased for the third successive month to 9 ...

Productivity Commission in housing affordability paper for first home buyers

... Commission has today announced that it had released an issues paper for its inquiry into housing affordability for first home buyers. "The Commission will be taking a close look at how housing markets operate and the reasons for the recent surge in prices," ...

Median forecast for housing finance by volume predicts flat outcome

... Australia was being funnelled away from other investment options like blue-chip shares into property but that fewer first home buyers were seeking finance. The proportion of first home buyers hit a record low in June. Mr Workman said that the group of ...

Housing finance for new dwellings increases 3.2% in May: ABS

... established dwellings recording an increase of 3.8% to 47,231. The ABS said that 14.4% of all loans were to first home buyers, which is the lowest percentage since July 1991, while 7.2% of all loans were fixed interest rate for two years or longer (up ...

Refinancing of existing housing loans hits record high: ABS

... reduction of 2.4% from March and higher by 2.9% compared to last year. The ABS said that 14.8% of all loans were to first home buyers, continuing the general decline of the past year, while 6.9% of all loans were fixed interest rate for two years or ...