Mortgage and Finance Brokers Breaking News - The Adviser

Fixed rate popularity slides

by Staff Reporter • 28 Jan 2010

Demand for fixed rate home loans has dropped to a seven year low, according to Mortgage Choice. READ MORE

Resi launches new communication platform

by Staff Reporter • 27 Jan 2010

Resi Mortgage Corporation has launched an integrated social networking platform that will help property buyers enter... READ MORE

IMF figures to impact rates decision

by Staff Reporter • 27 Jan 2010

An upgraded forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to impact the Reserve Bank’s decision to... READ MORE

Banking satisfaction slides

by Staff Reporter • 27 Jan 2010

Customer satisfaction levels among all the majors have dropped significantly over the last year, new data from TNS... READ MORE

Majors to undercut RBA

by Staff Reporter • 27 Jan 2010

Interest rates are predicted to rise by 1 percentage point this year, however the majors are expected to absorb 0.3 per... READ MORE

Mutuals push for market share

by Staff Reporter • 27 Jan 2010

Recent data from Canstar Cannex has revealed that some credit unions and mutual building societies actually offer... READ MORE

Ballast adds FirstMac to panel

by Staff Reporter • 27 Jan 2010

Independent aggregator Ballast has signed FirstMac to its lender panel to ensure its customers have access to some of... READ MORE

Majors unaffected by US banking regulatory change

by Staff Reporter • 25 Jan 2010

Banking regulatory changes proposed by the US government last week are unlikely to directly impact the future earnings... READ MORE

Vendors to foot inspection bill

by Staff Reporter • 25 Jan 2010

Vendors, rather than homebuyers, will soon be forced to pay for building and pest inspections. READ MORE

AMP upsizes RMBS issue

by Staff Reporter • 25 Jan 2010

AMP has almost doubled its residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) issue to $1 billion. READ MORE

SCMC ramps up competition with new website

by Staff Reporter • 25 Jan 2010

In a bid to increase competition in the mortgage market, State Custodians Mortgage Company (SCMC) has launched a new... READ MORE

FirstMac launches new capped home loan

by Staff Reporter • 25 Jan 2010

Rising interest rates are expected to encourage more Australians to choose fixed mortgage products over variable rates,... READ MORE

Housing affordability outstrips income

by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2010

Australian house prices are not as expensive as what is currently perceived, new data from Rismark has found. READ MORE

Brokers split on value of industry body membership

by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2010

It would appear the mortgage industry’s leading professional bodies have their work cut out as more than half of all... READ MORE

USA drops interest rates

by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2010

As the Australian majors continue to increase interest rates on fixed term home loans, their American counterparts are... READ MORE

Rental yields take a dive

by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2010

Rental yields have declined in some parts of Australia as a result of strong first home buyer activity. READ MORE

Vacancy rates climb in 2010

by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2010

The number of vacant residential properties in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane has risen close to long term averages,... READ MORE

HIA questions construction recovery

by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2010

Despite a recent improvement in residential construction, the Housing Industry Association’s (HIA) chief economist... READ MORE