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First home buyer demand to continue despite FHOG increase expiry

by Staff Reporter • 11 May 2009

The end of the beefed up first home owner grant (FHOG) is unlikely to see that sector of the market grind to a halt,... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 8 May 2009

Brokers and lenders need to devise better industry practices for responding to borrowers in financial hardship a... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 7 May 2009

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the RBA could use monetary policy further to support Australia’s... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 6 May 2009

First home buyers in Victoria will receive up to $22,500 in government incentives as of July 1 as part of the... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 5 May 2009

Brokers could see a “frenzy” of first home buyer activity in the next two months as the deadline for the... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 1 May 2009

The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has urged the federal government to make a careful assessment of first... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 27 Apr 2009

Mortgage insurer QBE LMI has devised a new Home Ownership Preservation program to help lenders provide assistance to... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 26 Apr 2009

Australian banks have come in for heavy criticism for suggesting they can no longer afford to pass on future RBA rate... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 24 Apr 2009

ING DIRECT has terminated funding agreements with close to half of its mortgage manager partners. READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 24 Apr 2009

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday signalled that the increased first home owner grant would come to an end on its... READ MORE