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Australian economy highly vulnerable to housing slumps
by Staff Reporter • 4 Apr 2008
According to the IMF, Australia – along with the US, Denmark and the Netherlands – has one of the most... READ MORE
Pain to hit affluent housing markets
by Staff Reporter • 3 Apr 2008
Sydney’s eastern suburbs, a traditionally popular market, has seen house values fall by 0.9 per cent in the... READ MORE
Maxis Loans ceases mortgage origination
by Staff Reporter • 1 Apr 2008
The lender will continue to service existing clients but will not be accepting any new applications for... READ MORE
Borrowers must shoulder rising funding costs
by Staff Reporter • 31 Mar 2008
Australian lenders must pass on rising funding costs to consumers or risk pushing the mortgage market into a credit... READ MORE
Supply and demand both influencing affordability: RBA
by Staff Reporter • 28 Mar 2008
Speaking in Melbourne yesterday, Mr Richards said that the demand for property was causing house prices to increase... READ MORE
RBA confident in Australian financial system
by Staff Reporter • 27 Mar 2008
In its quarterly Financial Stability Review released today, the RBA said that considering recent strains in the... READ MORE
Commonwealth to govern mortgage industry?
by Staff Reporter • 25 Mar 2008
According to the daily, a move for legislative reform to shift power to the Commonwealth will be put to state and... READ MORE
March 08: Scrapping DEFs won't help borrowers, brokers
by Staff Reporter • 18 Mar 2008
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has urged borrowers to “vote with their feet” if they are unhappy with their banks,... READ MORE
March 08: Changed commission structure for new BankWest home loan
by Staff Reporter • 18 Mar 2008
Called the Rate Tracker home loan, the recently launched honeymoon rate product is the first in BankWest’s Happy... READ MORE
MFAA asks borrowers not to write off non-banks
by Staff Reporter • 17 Mar 2008
“We know some commentators and industry players have been encouraging borrowers to switch from non-bank... READ MORE
Falling consumer confidence won?t sway RBA on rates
by Staff Reporter • 17 Mar 2008
According to the Westpac-Melbourne Institute’s March survey, consumer confidence has hit a 15-year low.
The... READ MORE
Rental affordability scheme: good in theory but not in practice?
by Staff Reporter • 13 Mar 2008
Almost 90 per cent of respondents to the latest Mortgage Business straw poll indicated that the government’s... READ MORE
Investors spur January increase in dwelling commitments
by Staff Reporter • 11 Mar 2008
The total value of investment housing commitments contributed largely to the rise, increasing a seasonally adjusted... READ MORE
Change of pace for Queensland?s housing market
by Staff Reporter • 11 Mar 2008
House sales were down in the December quarter by about 20 per cent from the previous quarter, the REIQ said.... READ MORE
Negative gearing restructuring could hamper investor activity: REIA
by Staff Reporter • 10 Mar 2008
“Renters struggling to find any rental accommodation, let alone affordable accommodation, cannot afford any... READ MORE
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