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RBA tipped to hold 2.5pc cash rate
The Reserve Bank of Australia is likely to keep the cash rate on hold this week as it awaits the outcome of the federal election and allows the August rate cut to work.

Rush on for loan approval
Prospective home buyers have been rushing to get pre-approval for loans with less than a 20 per cent deposit before new regulations are brought in.

Brian Fallow: Wheeler batting on sticky wicket
Now that we know what the Reserve Bank is doing by way of curbs on low-deposit mortgage lending the question is whether it will work, writes Brian Fallow.

Banks to 'cherry pick' loans
New loan restrictions mean the "poor middle-class" hoping to buy their first home will be left out in the cold as banks cherry pick their ideal customers.

Lending curbs expected to bite
The curbs on low-deposit home lending announced by the Reserve Bank yesterday are likely to prove more restrictive than it thinks, the Bankers Association warns.

Housing loan restrictions a step closer
The Reserve Bank has moved a step closer to curbing the low-equity housing loans that banks can make.