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Mortgage market under pressure as rising rates spook buyers

AUSTRALIA'S largest mortgage broker says buyers are rapidly deserting the housing market as interest rates creep up, after its sales last month plunged to a five-year low.

Sponging, not saving, stops gen Y leaving home

As a parent of three 20-year-olds, I am not surprised to read that children are staying at home longer than ever, but question whether the incentive is to save for their first home ("More first-home buyers rely on parents' help", December 26-27). Anecdotal evidence suggests the motive is not to..read more

Why aren't more terrace houses being built?

The lack of choice available to first-home buyers is dismaying ("Crying poor? Count your rooms and houses, and think again", December 16).

Beware real estate boom: economist

AUSTRALIAN house prices are likely to boom for at least three years following a record month for auctions and sales of nearly $1 billion yesterday, according to a leading economic forecaster.

First-home incentive is deterring more buyers

THE supersized first-home owners grant has become more of a deterrent than an incentive for buyers looking to enter the market in the next 12 months, according to a new survey.

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