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Business turnover up for service industry: ABS
by Adrian Suljanovic • 12 May 2023
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Monthly Business Turnover Indicator, all industries except for... READ MORE
Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from week 8–12 May
by Reporter • 12 May 2023
Welcome back to The Adviser’s weekly round-up of headline stories and news that are important not only for the real... READ MORE
NSW government scraps secret rent bidding loophole
by Adrian Suljanovic • 11 May 2023
Introduced into the lower house on Wednesday (10 May), the new legislation will close loopholes in the existing ban... READ MORE
Mortgagors confidence fell 3.2 points amid 11th rate hike
by • 10 May 2023
The latest data from the ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index for the week 1–7 May revealed that consumer... READ MORE
The key housing measures of the budget 2023–24
by Annie Kane • 9 May 2023
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers MP has handed down the Australian Labor Party’s budget for 2023–24, which has been... READ MORE
Stuart Robert MP resigns
by Annie Kane • 8 May 2023
Stuart Robert, the federal member for Fadden, has announced that he will resign from his position “in the coming... READ MORE
RBA forecasts suggest 3.85% is the peak
by • 8 May 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) May Statement on Monetary Policy (SMP) comes in the wake of its 25-bp rate... READ MORE
FHBs coming back into market as mortgage activity rises
by Annie Kane • 5 May 2023
The number of new owner-occupier first home buyer loan commitments rose 15.8 per cent in March 2023 (seasonally... READ MORE
Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from week 1–5 May
by Reporter • 5 May 2023
Welcome back to The Adviser’s weekly round-up of headline stories and news that are important not only for the real... READ MORE
3% buffer is ‘too high’: Shadow assistant treasurer
by Annie Kane • 4 May 2023
Calls for the prudential regulator to revisit the serviceability buffer that banks must apply to mortgages when... READ MORE
Association heads react to RBA rate hike
by Adrian Suljanovic • 4 May 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia moved to lift the cash rate from 3.60 per cent to 3.85 per cent during the May meeting... READ MORE
Credit card demand increases as mortgage demand drops
by • 4 May 2023
According to the Equifax Quarterly Consumer Credit Insights report for the March 2023 quarter, secured credit demand,... READ MORE
Mortgage holders are ‘on the brink’, FBAA warns
by • 3 May 2023
As borrowers come to terms with the latest 25-bp increase in the cash rate, taking the official cash rate to 3.85... READ MORE
RBA resumes rate rampage
by Adrian Suljanovic • 2 May 2023
After deciding to pause the cash rate at 3.60 per cent last month to gauge the effect of 10 consecutive hikes, the... READ MORE
Home Guarantee Scheme to expand from 1 July
by Annie Kane • 1 May 2023
The Albanese government has announced that it will be expanding the criteria under the Home Guarantee Scheme to... READ MORE

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