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ING mortgage portfolio now Australia?s sixth largest

by Staff Reporter • 8 Apr 2008
Chief executive of the bank Eric Drok said the results were very satisfying considering the challenging year the bank... READ MORE

Chronic housing shortage looming: Master Builders

by Staff Reporter • 8 Apr 2008
The total number of dwelling units approved, seasonally adjusted, rose by 0.1 per cent to 13,146 in February –... READ MORE

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
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