Growth
Rate hike likely in December
by Staff Reporter • 19 Nov 2009
The Reserve Bank has already lifted the official cash rate by 25 basis points twice over the past two months, after it... READ MORE
CMBS tight but future is bright: Fitch
by Staff Reporter • 19 Nov 2009
Fitch Property rating’s director David Carroll said the significant refinancing task identified for CMBS during 2009... READ MORE
Renters struggle to find property in Sydney
by Staff Reporter • 18 Nov 2009
The REINSW president Steve Martin said Sydney had not experienced an increase in the rental vacancy rate since July... READ MORE
Credit union industry under pressure to merge
by Staff Reporter • 18 Nov 2009
According to KPMG’s annual performance survey of credit unions and building societies, the institutions have shown... READ MORE
Australians keen to invest in property market
by Staff Reporter • 17 Nov 2009
According to Citibank’s Australian wealth survey, 74 per cent think now is a good time to invest in property, while... READ MORE
Smartline takes out top franchise honour
by Staff Reporter • 16 Nov 2009
Smartline was also ranked first in three of the five specific categories including support, rewards and refer.
The... READ MORE
Subdued market activity ahead: RP Data
by Staff Reporter • 13 Nov 2009
According to Mr Lawless, the seasonality of the market is most felt from the second week of December through to the... READ MORE
Liberty hits the road
by Staff Reporter • 13 Nov 2009
Late last month, Liberty dropped the rates on all of its residential loan products to help inject competition into the... READ MORE
Unemployment edges higher in October
by Staff Reporter • 13 Nov 2009
According to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday, the unemployment rate rose 0.1... READ MORE
Home ownership plummets
by Staff Reporter • 12 Nov 2009
A recent report conducted by the ABS showed the level of home ownership had dropped by one third from 42 per in... READ MORE
Job ads down
by Staff Reporter • 10 Nov 2009
According to the ANZ job advertisement series released yesterday, the total number of jobs advertised in major... READ MORE
Rate hike fails to dent auction activity
by Staff Reporter • 9 Nov 2009
According to data from Australian Property Monitors Melbourne achieved a 70.2 per cent clearance rate, down slightly... READ MORE
Refund adds 300th franchisee to business
by Staff Reporter • 9 Nov 2009
Founder and executive chairman Wayne Ormond said the company was receiving an ever increasing number of applications... READ MORE
Homeowners to suffer under increased debt burden
by Staff Reporter • 6 Nov 2009
More than 75 per cent of homeowners added to their mortgage or took on other forms of debt when interest rates were... READ MORE
Green shoots of recovery in wholesale markets: FirstMac
by Staff Reporter • 5 Nov 2009
FirstMac’s chief executive officer Kim Cannon has confirmed that wholesale markets are beginning to experience... READ MORE

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