Growth
Rate rise won?t slow mortgage lending
by Staff Reporter • 29 Jan 2008
The consumer price index rose 0.9 per cent in the December quarter with a total rise of 3.0 per cent for the year to... READ MORE
National rents soar
by Staff Reporter • 24 Jan 2008
The average rent accross Australia's capital cities climbed by 1.6 per cent for the December quarter and 6.4 per cent... READ MORE
CPI rises in December quarter
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jan 2008
This compares with the 0.7 per cent rise in the September quarter. Through the year to the December quarter 2007 the... READ MORE
Household debt triples in fifteen years
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jan 2008
The five point plan proposed by the Rudd Government would address inflation by encouraging private and national... READ MORE
Sub-prime crisis reaches China
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jan 2008
Analysts estimate the bank may have to write off a quarter of the nearly US$8 billion ($9.1 billion) worth of... READ MORE
US rates slashed overnight
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jan 2008
This represents the biggest cut to the lending rate in more than 20 years.
The cut was in response to a weakening... READ MORE
Home loan inquiries healthy: X Inc
by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2008
Chief executive of X Inc Finance Jennifer Nielsen said home loan inquiries were up by 50 per cent in December 2007... READ MORE
Commercial finance commitments rise
by Staff Reporter • 21 Jan 2008
According to the data, total commercial finance commitments (seasonally adjusted) rose by 8.1 per cent to reach... READ MORE
Markets to recover, but volume low: Fitch
by Staff Reporter • 19 Jan 2008
Fitch told the Sydney Morning Herald today that a total market volume of $30 billion was expected for 2008, with only... READ MORE
Holiday homes rise as popular investment
by Staff Reporter • 18 Jan 2008
One real estate agent from Batemans Bay revealed sales figures up by four times on past years’... READ MORE
Property fights back as top investment choice
by Staff Reporter • 17 Jan 2008
According to data from Residex, property values grew at a rate of 11.13 per cent last year – with markets in... READ MORE
Labour demand remains strong
by Staff Reporter • 15 Jan 2008
The labour market is particularly healthy, with the ANZ Jobs Advertisements series revealing a 7.1 per cent surge in... READ MORE
Liberty announces $400 million commercial paper programme
by Staff Reporter • 15 Jan 2008
The programme will issue commercial paper that is rated A-1+ /P-1 by S&P’s and Moody’s, and is backed... READ MORE
Treasurer to investigate home loan fees
by Staff Reporter • 14 Jan 2008
According to The Australian, Swan said he will be investigating how to shield borrowers from exit fees if they choose... READ MORE
Mobius? loan book risky says S&P
by Staff Reporter • 10 Jan 2008
Figures compiled by the ratings agency show that nearly 22 per cent of RMBS issued by Mobius were running in arrears... READ MORE

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