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Job ads surge as pressure mounts on rates
by Staff Reporter • 6 Oct 2009
Job ads have rebounded for the second consecutive month, prompting speculation that the Reserve Bank of Australia may...READ MORE
AOFM to back three RMBS issues
by Staff Reporter • 2 Oct 2009
Resimac, FirstMac and Liberty Financial look set to be the next recipients of the federal government’s RMBS... READ MORE
Real estate activity peaks
by Staff Reporter • 2 Oct 2009
After a couple of months of strong growth real estate activity has peaked and will ease over the coming period... READ MORE
Regional banks mortgage share takes a dive
by Staff Reporter • 2 Oct 2009
The regional banks’ share of the mortgage market has fallen dramatically in the two years since the beginning of the... READ MORE
Registration for Credit Reform delayed
by Staff Reporter • 1 Oct 2009
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has pushed back the start date for the registration and... READ MORE
Provident Capital to expand lending
by Staff Reporter • 1 Oct 2009
Provident Capital has beefed up its senior management team as it prepares to expand its product range and increase its... READ MORE
Future Financial geared for growth
by Staff Reporter • 1 Oct 2009
In line with improving market conditions Future Financial is gearing to ramp up its lending over the coming... READ MORE
Multi-unit approvals threaten recovery
by Staff Reporter • 1 Oct 2009
Weakness in the multi-units sector continues to stifle the housing recovery in Australia, according to the Housing... READ MORE
Property values climb 2pc in August
by Staff Reporter • 30 Sep 2009
National property values have jumped by almost 2 per cent in August in the largest monthly movement since January... READ MORE
Big four to ease off guarantee
by Staff Reporter • 30 Sep 2009
Australia’s ‘big four’ banks are expected to shrug off the need for a government guarantee on debt as they... READ MORE
Macquarie eyes mortgage market re-entry
by Staff Reporter • 30 Sep 2009
Macquarie Bank could be edging closer to a return to mortgage lending and there is growing speculation that the bank... READ MORE
Lack of housing supply to hurt affordability
by Staff Reporter • 30 Sep 2009
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has warned that rising house prices and interest rates could have a significant... READ MORE
Brokers enjoy stellar quarter
by Staff Reporter • 30 Sep 2009
Mortgage brokers have enjoyed the biggest quarter on record, with broker loan settlements soaring 18 per cent to reach... READ MORE
Obama administration to inject $40 billion into housing
by Staff Reporter • 29 Sep 2009
The Obama administration could inject as much as US$35 billion ($40.5 billion) into the economy to help local housing... READ MORE
RBA fuels rate rise speculation
by Staff Reporter • 29 Sep 2009
The Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens has increased speculation that rates may be raised sooner rather... READ MORE
FHBs make way for investors
by Staff Reporter • 29 Sep 2009
Investor activity is ramping up, with Aussie Home Loans recording a 32 per cent increase in the number of investor... READ MORE
CBA hikes fixed rates
by Staff Reporter • 29 Sep 2009
The CBA has moved ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia and today announced that it will increase its fixed-lending... READ MORE
Commercial market still dry
by Staff Reporter • 28 Sep 2009
The commercial sales drought in the Sydney CBD is showing no signs of abating following the withdrawal from the market... READ MORE
Rate rises may hurt young buyers
by Staff Reporter • 28 Sep 2009
First home buyers will be hit hard when rates rise over the coming months, according to the Investors Club.
READ MORERefund breaks into financial planning
by Staff Reporter • 28 Sep 2009
Refund Home Loans has joined hands with Professional Investment Services (PIS) to add a full-service financial planning... READ MORE
FHBs rush to beat grant wind-back
by Staff Reporter • 28 Sep 2009
Sydney recorded its biggest auction day of the year on Saturday as many first home buyers attempted to take advantage... READ MORE
Australia on track for u-shaped recovery
by Staff Reporter • 28 Sep 2009
Australia will endure a u-shaped recovery rather than a v-shaped recovery as many analysts had first predicted,... READ MORE
Arrears fall on securitised loans
by Staff Reporter • 28 Sep 2009
Arrears on residential mortgage loans underlying prime residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS) transactions... READ MORE
Agents ready for bumper week
by Staff Reporter • 25 Sep 2009
Real estate agents are bracing for a bumper weekend, with first home buyers expected to take advantage of the last week... READ MORE
New home sales soar as market picks up
by Staff Reporter • 25 Sep 2009
New home sales are back with a vengeance, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA).
READ MORERegional banks struggle, but will recover: RBA
by Staff Reporter • 25 Sep 2009
While Australia’s big banks remain resilient, the country’s smaller regional banks are currently under “downward... READ MORE
Arrears rise at alarming rate
by Staff Reporter • 25 Sep 2009
More than 25,000 Australian households are currently estimated to be 90 or more days in mortgage arrears, 2,000 more... READ MORE
Cross sell now a core broker offering: survey
by Staff Reporter • 25 Sep 2009
Recent surveys have confirmed that most brokers have diversified their product offering with insurance a key... READ MORE
Borrowers back-off fixed rates
by Staff Reporter • 25 Sep 2009
More Australians are choosing variable home loans over fixed, according to the financial comparison website... READ MORE
Suncorp to sell Hooker to Hooker
by Staff Reporter • 24 Sep 2009
Suncorp looks set to sell its stake in the real estate chain LJ Hooker to the founder’s grandson Janusz Hooker.
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