A deposit bond is like a financial guarantee to the vendor for the 10% cash deposit normally paid when exchanging contracts to purchase a property. In instances where a purchaser does not have the full 10% deposit required to exchange contracts, they provide a deposit bond as a cash substitute, no money actually changes hands until settlement.
On Tuesday 1st October, the Reserve Bank of Australia announced another reduction to the Australian cash rate of 0.25%. This is the third reduction in 5 months bringing the new cash rate to a record low of 0.75%.
For the second month in a row the Reserve Bank of Australia have reduced the cash rate to a new record low of 1%. That’s a 0.25% drop from last month. Australia now has the sixth lowest interest rate worldwide.
The RBA slashes the cash rate to 1.25% – It’s time to celebrate! This is the news we’ve been waiting for and as many predicted, today the Reserve Bank of Australia made history by reducing the official cash rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 1.25%.
Today the Reserve Bank of Australia announced they will be cutting the official cash rate by 25 basis points to a new historic low of 1.5 per cent.
Latest reports for the Australian property market have revealed that real estate is entering a new cycle with dwelling values falling across five capital cities during the month of November.
