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January 'best' time to buy

by Staff Reporter • 16 Dec 2013
January 2014 will be a buyers’ market and investors should make “lower than usual offers”, according to a...READ MORE

RBA unconstrained by housing boom

by Staff Reporter • 16 Dec 2013
Australia’s current monetary policy setting has not been constrained by the risk of an overheating property market,... READ MORE

New franchise group to exploit 'untapped lead source'

by Steven Cross • 13 Dec 2013
The founder of the financial services divisions of two of Australia’s top real estate companies has launched an... READ MORE

Many consumers against tech innovation in banks

by Steven Cross • 13 Dec 2013
Banks and lending institutions are spending billions on IT and looking to bring banking into the 21st century, but a... READ MORE

Sydney's commercial market stumbles

by Steven Cross • 13 Dec 2013
While Sydney and Melbourne once again both made the top ten in CBRE’s quarterly ranking of the world’s prime global... READ MORE

Market set for auction crescendo

by Brendan Wong • 13 Dec 2013
Sellers continue to rush into the market, with both Sydney and Melbourne scheduled to host huge numbers of auctions in... READ MORE

Short-term employment boost unlikely to last

by Staff Reporter • 13 Dec 2013
Stronger than expected employment figures in November are more likely to be statistical noise than the start of a jobs... READ MORE

Lenders not doing enough for new brokers

by Steven Cross • 12 Dec 2013
Brokers have agreed that lenders should do more to help new-to-industry entrants, with one top broker calling for an... READ MORE

Housing affordability hits consumer confidence

by Michael Masterman • 12 Dec 2013
Consumer sentiment fell by 4.8 per cent in December to its lowest point since July, according to the Westpac-Melbourne... READ MORE

Strong growth in non-capital cities

by Staff Reporter • 12 Dec 2013
Satellite and regional city centres are contributing to strong growth in the housing market, according to the Real... READ MORE

Forecast is bright for 2014: AMP

by Staff Reporter • 12 Dec 2013
Improving global growth is likely to deliver positive economic conditions for the Australian economy in 2014, according... READ MORE

New site to help sell insurance

by Staff Reporter • 12 Dec 2013
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has launched a new website which brokers can use to help their clients better... READ MORE

ASIC bans two brokers

by Stacey Moseley • 11 Dec 2013
Two Sydney-based mortgage brokers have been banned from operating in the industry after it was found they had provided... READ MORE

Unprepared brokers to miss hot market

by Steven Cross • 11 Dec 2013
One of Australia’s biggest brokerages has warned that brokers who don’t have their back-office operations in order... READ MORE

Broker education top priority for bank

by Staff Reporter • 11 Dec 2013
Broker education will, in 2014, be a top priority for Suncorp Bank, which has announced its partnership with the... READ MORE

Surprise appearance at top of lending growth list

by Staff Reporter • 11 Dec 2013
Property markets across the country continued to perform favourably in October, but an unexpected standout performer... READ MORE

Post-election blues for business confidence

by Michael Masterman • 11 Dec 2013
Business confidence fell in November as business outcomes continue to fall short of high election-related expectations,... READ MORE

ACCC takes second swipe at ANZ

by Staff Reporter • 11 Dec 2013
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has appealed a Federal Court decision which dismissed price fixing... READ MORE

Misleading adverts draw ire of ASIC

by Staff Reporter • 10 Dec 2013
A lender has become the second company to be targeted by ASIC over misleading online advertisements in the past... READ MORE

First-timers preferring investment over occupation

by Steven Cross • 10 Dec 2013
First home buyers are out in force, but flying under the radar in a different category, according to the head of one... READ MORE

Finalists for the Better Business Awards announced

by Staff Reporter • 10 Dec 2013
The industry's top brokers and offices are one step closer to success, with finalists for the inaugural Better Business... READ MORE

Job ads down in November

by Staff Reporter • 10 Dec 2013
The Australian labour market continues to show signs of weakness as job advertisements again fell in November,... READ MORE

Auction market now waning

by Brendan Wong • 10 Dec 2013
The first weekend of summer has seen the auction market start to wane, with both Sydney and Melbourne recording a drop... READ MORE

ASIC puts outsourcing under spotlight

by Steven Cross • 9 Dec 2013
ASIC is taking an “increased interest” in outsourcing in the financial services sector, following the investigation... READ MORE

Pepper kicking goals with the Wanderers

by 
Stacey Moseley • 9 Dec 2013
In an attempt to reach the greater western Sydney consumer Pepper Group has signed on as a major sponsor with the... READ MORE

Old computers letting brokers down

by Steven Cross • 9 Dec 2013
Brokers are missing out on the latest software and technology because their hardware is out of date, according to one... READ MORE

Investors bring heightened risk

by Staff Reporter • 9 Dec 2013
The increased proportion of investors in the property market could potentially heighten the risks associated with a... READ MORE

Real estate group breaks $1bn barrier

by Staff Reporter • 9 Dec 2013
November proved to be the biggest month in the history of one of Australia’s largest and oldest real estate... READ MORE

New high LVR product to take on mortgage insurers

by Staff Reporter • 6 Dec 2013
One of Australia’s leading non-bank lenders has launched a new high LVR product with no LMI, no credit scoring and no... READ MORE

European banks fined record amount

by Staff Reporter • 6 Dec 2013
Eight finance groups in Europe have been fined a record amount after rigging the Euribor and Japanese yen Tibor... READ MORE
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