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Good time to renovate: HIA
by Staff Reporter • 29 Jul 2009
Trade contractor prices have eased thanks to an influx of skilled tradespeople, the Housing Industry Association’s...READ MORE
Mortgage Choice reaffirms commission rate policy
by Staff Reporter • 29 Jul 2009
While mortgage broker commissions and ‘fee for service’ models are attracting increasing attention, mortgage broker... READ MORE
Mortgage brokers come out on top: Index
by Staff Reporter • 29 Jul 2009
The latest Bankwest/Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) Home Finance Index has revealed that people... READ MORE
Consumer Affairs clamps down on dodgy estate agents
by Staff Reporter • 29 Jul 2009
In a major crackdown on underquoting, investigators from Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) have raided the offices of 60... READ MORE
Refinancing surge to fund renovations: Loan Market
by Staff Reporter • 28 Jul 2009
A significant number of mortgagees are refinancing in order to make improvements to their homes, Loan Market Group has... READ MORE
Heritage keeps products offline
by Staff Reporter • 28 Jul 2009
Heritage Building Society has decided to keep its Basic Variable and Professional Package products temporarily... READ MORE
Bankwest, St George clarify minimum volume requirements
by Staff Reporter • 28 Jul 2009
Bankwest and St George are the latest in a list of lenders that have clarified their position on minimum volume... READ MORE
New home demand surges
by Staff Reporter • 28 Jul 2009
There is increased demand for new homes in Australia, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) has said.
READ MORECUA set to tackle big banks
by Staff Reporter • 28 Jul 2009
Credit Union Australia (CUA) has hired a new boss and developed a new strategy to compete with the major banks.
READ MORESydney most expensive city: Bankwest
by Staff Reporter • 27 Jul 2009
Sydney is the least affordable capital city in Australia, the Second Annual Bankwest Key Worker Housing Affordability... READ MORE
First home buyer activity to continue
by Staff Reporter • 27 Jul 2009
Brokers can expect first time buyer activity to remain after the beefed-up grant expires according to a new consumer... READ MORE
Auction clearance rates slide
by Staff Reporter • 27 Jul 2009
Auction clearance rates slid in almost every capital city this weekend, statistics from Australian property Monitors... READ MORE
Sacked mobile lender speaks out
by Staff Reporter • 27 Jul 2009
A former mobile lender with CBA, Graham Lynham, said he has been made a scapegoat for the bank’s involvement in the... READ MORE
Sydney land values on the rise
by Staff Reporter • 27 Jul 2009
Sydney is Australia’s most expensive capital city to buy land, the Housing Industry Association’s (HIA) latest... READ MORE
PM warns of impending interest rate rise
by Staff Reporter • 27 Jul 2009
In a bid to keep the economy in surplus Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned voters that interest rates will rise in... READ MORE
Collins launches new investor product
by Staff Reporter • 24 Jul 2009
On the back of rising investor confidence Collins Securities yesterday introduced a new mortgage product that is geared... READ MORE
Report calls for more govt funding
by Staff Reporter • 24 Jul 2009
A report by Access Economics has found the government needs to put more funds into residential mortgage backed... READ MORE
CBA dismisses staff pending investigation
by Staff Reporter • 24 Jul 2009
CBA has confirmed that two of its former senior managers have left their positions after coming under scrutiny from the... READ MORE
Positive outlook for RMBS: Moody
by Staff Reporter • 24 Jul 2009
Australia’s RMBS market is not in danger of being downgraded, a report from the credit ratings agency Moody’s has... READ MORE
US broker may serve 45 years in prison
by Staff Reporter • 24 Jul 2009
American mortgage broker Cheryl Joan Kassebaum is facing 45 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to... READ MORE
Westpac tops survey with financial execs
by Staff Reporter • 24 Jul 2009
Westpac Banking Corp is the preferred ‘lead bank’, the 2009 Large Corporate & Institutional Relationship Banking... READ MORE
nMB brokers drive 20pc volume growth
by Staff Reporter • 24 Jul 2009
Aggregation group National Mortgage Brokers (nMB) has defied tough economic conditions of the last 12 months, reporting... READ MORE
MFAA meets to discuss credit regulation
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jul 2009
The MFAA will meet in Hobart today to discuss the implementation of the National Consumer Credit Protection Bill.
READ MORESydney farmland to alleviate housing shortage
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jul 2009
In a bid to ease Sydney’s housing shortage, farms and rural lands will be carved up into at least five new... READ MORE
Insurance costs drop: CPI
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jul 2009
While the housing Consumer Price Index rose by 0.8 per cent in the June quarter, the price of financial and insurance... READ MORE
ACCC crackdown heralded by property industry
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jul 2009
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) suggested amendments to the Trade Practices Act have been... READ MORE
RMBS market outlook improves
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jul 2009
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s assistant governor Guy Debelle has given an optimistic assessment of the future of... READ MORE
Appeal unlikely for City Pacific
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jul 2009
City Pacific is unlikely to appeal the decision made by a Queensland Court this week that gave Balmain Trilogy sole... READ MORE
Accreditations with all lenders a challenge: brokers
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jul 2009
The recent rollout of minimum volume quotas by some of the nation’s major lenders has raised concerns that brokers... READ MORE
Mortgage arrears soar in South Australia
by Staff Reporter • 22 Jul 2009
Mortgage defaults in South Australia have surged more than 40 per cent this year, according to figures obtained under... READ MORE

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