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Economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
Prime Minister John Howard has announced a range of measures aimed at easing the impact of the fuel crisis bought about by rising crude oil prices, tensions in the Middle East and the increasing demands by the industrial expansion in China and India. ...

Daily economic report

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2006
The US Federal Reserve held interest rates firm last night at 5.25 per cent after 17 consecutive rate increases since June 2004, a result of rising energy and labour costs. The June quarter data showed that the annualised pace of growth halved to 2.5 ...

Genworth study uncovers $41.9bn graduate mortgage market

... mortgage funds from a prime lender with a lower deposit than is ordinarily required. And if the graduate is a First Home Buyer, there is a reduced premium rate which can also be added into the overall mortgage loan amount. The group is also taking initiatives ...

Recovering house prices to sustain wealth affect

... point to higher levels of sales activity. Ian Graham, chief executive officer of PMI, said, "The recovery of first home buyer activity over the past couple of years is a very positive trend&With stable interest rates, further modest growth in the first ...

New mortgage products as homebuyers return to the market

Datamonitor's report, Mortgage Products for Australia First Time, has forecasted that with lending commitments to first home buyers totalling $25.7 billion new mortgage products will emerge in the market. The report revealed how the return of first ...

Home loan affordability lowest in over eight years

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2004
Home loan affordability 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 ...

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
Home loan approvals fell in October for the first time in almost a year, new figures showed today, driven by a drop in people buying established homes. But the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said lending increased for building and buying new ...

Australians still hungry for property AMP indicator reveals

Despite the recent fall from grace of property marketer Henry Kaye as well as the plunge of home loan affordability to its lowest recorded level since September 1995, Australia remains as infatuated with property as ever, today's AMP Banking/REIA Home ...

First home buyers housing affordability falls to record low

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
... resulted in a significant increase in the median monthly mortgage repayment of just under $160 for the average first home buyer. Only Hobart recorded improved affordability among the state capitals in the September quarter (up 1.8 per cent). The affordability ...