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Borrowers take advantage of lower rates to reduce debt
by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2009
According to the Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA) a large percentage of consumers – 75 per cent... READ MORE
Solution to housing crisis could be two-in-one homes
by Staff Reporter • 21 Jan 2009
According to Archicentre ACT & NSW state manager Angus Kell, the Zone Home is an extension of the granny flat... READ MORE
Buyers return ? on the Gold Coast at least
by Staff Reporter • 19 Jan 2009
The auction event reaped a total of $31 million in sales, only marginally less than 2008’s $32 million, The... READ MORE
UK government turns attention to SMEs
by Staff Reporter • 15 Jan 2009
Under the package the government will partially guarantee up to £20 billion of short-term bank lending to... READ MORE
First home buyers are back
by Staff Reporter • 15 Jan 2009
According to the ABS the percentage of home loans taken out by first home buyers rose to a seven year high of 23.6... READ MORE
Upped FHOG hits the mark
by Staff Reporter • 12 Jan 2009
Figures released by housing minister Tanya Plibersek over the weekend showed that 5385 people took advantage of the... READ MORE
Upbeat borrowers bode well for lending activity
by Staff Reporter • 7 Jan 2009
According to figures released by the MFAA/BankWest Home Finance Index today the vast majority of borrowers – 76... READ MORE
New TV campaign to target first home buyers: Loan Market
by Staff Reporter • 2 Jan 2009
The brokerage’s executive director John Kolenda said the combination of low interest rates, softer property... READ MORE
Credit card debt up but slowing
by Staff Reporter • 19 Dec 2008
The total value of Australians’ credit and charge card transactions rose in October to $19.418 billion, RBA... READ MORE
Mortgage stress to blow out in 2009
by Staff Reporter • 17 Dec 2008
Fujitsu Consulting’s latest Mortgage Stress-O-Meter, released yesterday, revealed that mortgage stress levels... READ MORE
Weak economic prospects prompted ?expansionary? rate setting: RBA
by Staff Reporter • 17 Dec 2008
Members of the RBA monetary policy board observed that growth in the international economy had slowed significantly... READ MORE
Mortgage stress drops 37pc nationwide
by Staff Reporter • 15 Dec 2008
Figures released by the Housing Industry Association (HIA) on Friday showed the number of households in mortgage... READ MORE
ABN AMRO cuts reverse mortgage rate
by Staff Reporter • 10 Dec 2008
The reduction will bring ABN AMRO’s rate to 7.65 per cent which it claims will be the lowest rate available... READ MORE
Reduced LVRs could hit borrower demand
by Staff Reporter • 10 Dec 2008
AFG’s November Mortgage Index released on Monday showed average LVRs rose 10.4 per cent in the year to November... READ MORE
First home buyer activity surges
by Staff Reporter • 9 Dec 2008
The aggregator’s Mortgage Index showed that $474 million worth, or 22 per cent, of all new loans written by its... READ MORE

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