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While house prices are expected to fall nationally as interest rates continue to rise, that won't necessarily improve the plight of first home buyers, according to CoreLogic's latest housing affordability report.

Newcastle home buyers may need 15 years to save a 20 per cent deposit, the report says.

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RBA’s decision is, in the words of one economist, ‘a radical revision’. Could this turn a plateauing of property prices into a rout?

Central bank raises rate by 0.25 percentage points in a move that will stoke cost-of-living debate ahead of federal election

As interest rates rise, almost 300,000 people who took large and risky home loans during the pandemic could fall into severe financial hardship or even default.

The Reserve Bank is increasingly likely to start raising interest rates next Tuesday. But why would it add increased interest costs to household budgets at a time when Australians are struggling with a surging cost of living? Michael Janda explains the economics behind it.

Some economists are predicting a 10% decrease over the year, but even that won’t return prices to those of two years ago