First home loan size drops as house prices ease

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A drop in the number of home loans taken in January and a big fall in the average loan size taken by first home buyers given falling or easing house

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Save thousands on your home loan with these Top 7 tips

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Home buyers can save thousands of dollars by repaying their home loans more quickly by making extra repayments and using offset accounts, with the head of banking business act., Amanda

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Home loan value reaches record $1.46 trillion

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A rise in the proportion of first-time home buyers in the market in December as well as a jump in home loans being taken out by owner occupiers could indicate

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First home buyer level drops to 11-year low

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A reduction in the proportion of first-time home buyers in the market in November to its lowest level since June 2004 highlights the difficulty that many Australians face in buying

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Investors pull back sharply from property investment

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Amanda Watt Australian investors are finally pulling back from pouring money into property, with new official data highlighting a pullback in investor home loans, which could help to take pressure

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Sydney house price growth reaches new high, falls in Perth, Darwin

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A new official report reveals house prices surged in the June 2015 quarter in Sydney to post their fastest annual growth yet of 18.9%, while values fell back in Perth

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First home buyers levels in surprising drop, home loans at record

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A new report reveals housing finance reached a fresh record of $32.8 billion in July, but first home buyer levels dropped off despite lower interest rates, while fixed loans as

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Australian businesses earn record $267bn from Internet, jump in social media use

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Amanda Watt, Head of act. A new report reveals Australian businesses earned a record $266.8 billion from internet sales in 2013-14, while more are using social media to build their

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Australian home loan market hits $1.3 trillion, more highs in sight as investors dive in

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A new report reveals the value of home loans in Australia struck $1.3 trillion in the March 2015 quarter as investors piled money into property, and the home loan market

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