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27 March 2019

OCR Announcement: Here's what Orr said

The Reserve Bank has kept the OCR unchanged and says the next move is likely to be down. Find out why in the Governor's statement here.

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26 March 2019

Investor slump continues in February

The latest Reserve Bank figures show investors borrowed just $886 million in February, down on the same month in 2017 and 2018, as first home buyers narrow the gap.

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26 March 2019

CoreLogic targets turnaround times

CoreLogic has launched an online platform it claims will help digitise the mortgage approval process and speed up home loan applications.

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