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Variable rates dominate mortgage market
by Staff Reporter • 11 Jul 2012
The percentage of new borrowers choosing variable rate home loans rose in June for the third consecutive month as rate... READ MORE
Sony looking to break into Australian mortgage market
by Staff Reporter • 5 Jul 2012
The Japanese bank looking to break into the Australian lending market has been revealed to be Sony.
Sony Bank, the... READ MORE
Borrowers in the dark about their interest rate
by Staff Reporter • 4 Jul 2012
Almost one third of all Australians have no idea what their mortgage interest rate is, according to a new survey.
The... READ MORE
Industry calls for greater mortgage competition
by Staff Reporter • 3 Jul 2012
One industry group is calling on the Federal Government to introduce a government-guaranteed, mortgage-backed... READ MORE
HIA calls for housing reform
by Staff Reporter • 2 Jul 2012
The Housing Industry Association is calling on the government to introduce immediate reform, after a new report found... READ MORE
Sharp fall in Australian house prices unlikely: RBA
by Staff Reporter • 28 Jun 2012
Australian house prices won’t plunge, a senior representative at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has... READ MORE
Housing market on the up: Census
by Staff Reporter • 28 Jun 2012
House prices have increased by almost 25 per cent over the past five years, according to census data released by the... READ MORE
More rate cuts needed: borrowers
by Staff Reporter • 26 Jun 2012
Generation Y consumers considering a property purchase look likely to stay on the sidelines unless there’s more... READ MORE
The language of loans
by Michael Watson • 20 Jun 2012
Shakespeare wasn’t talking about diversification when he wrote about turning a winter of discontent into a... READ MORE
Clients must pass test to borrow
by Staff Reporter • 18 Jun 2012
A new program is “training” consumers to be more responsible when borrowing money, with the program’s developers... READ MORE
Pepper acquires key mortgage business
by Staff Reporter • 18 Jun 2012
Pepper Home Loans Group has acquired yet another mortgage business.
Late Friday the non-bank lender announced that it... READ MORE
Lower interest rates entice home buyers
by Staff Reporter • 13 Jun 2012
The lower interest rates should encourage home buyers into the property market a new poll has found.
According to Loan... READ MORE
FHBs get leg up in NSW budget
by Staff Reporter • 13 Jun 2012
New South Wales is set to more than double the first home buyer’s grant and increase stamp duty exemptions,... READ MORE
SVR to move further from RBA rate: RP Data
by Staff Reporter • 12 Jun 2012
The large gap between variable mortgage rates and the Reserve Bank’s cash rate is unlikely to shrink any time soon,... READ MORE
Credit union goes 'head to head' with majors
by Staff Reporter • 8 Jun 2012
Proving the mutual sector is alive and well, one credit union has launched a product that vows to be one per cent... READ MORE

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