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Inner city rental yields soar

by Staff Reporter • 9 Feb 2009
The apartment market has lead the charge in offering the best yields on investment property over the 2008 calendar...READ MORE

Jan rise for UK housing market

by Staff Reporter • 9 Feb 2009

UK house prices rose by 1.9 per cent in January, the latest Halifax House Price Index has revealed.

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Refunds boasts top BRW ranking

by Staff Reporter • 7 Feb 2009
Refund Home Loans (Refund) has topped BRW magazine’s Fast Franchisees ranking on the metric of fastest growing... READ MORE

Brokers to swing to second-tier banks?

by Staff Reporter • 6 Feb 2009
Banks outside the big five could see a bigger share of broker originated loans in 2009 but only if they can deliver... READ MORE

Mortgage Choice secures sixth consecutive BRW ranking

by Staff Reporter • 6 Feb 2009

Mortgage Choice has again achieved a placing on BRW’s Fast Franchisees ranking.

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New Alliance referral relationship to boost broker numbers

by Staff Reporter • 6 Feb 2009
Melbourne-based Alliance Financial Group (Alliance) has secured an agreement to be the recommended financier for home... READ MORE

First time buyer activity 'all time high': AFG

by Staff Reporter • 6 Feb 2009
Mortgage sales to first time buyers jumped to an all time high in January, according to AFG’s recently released AFG... READ MORE

More lenders pass on full 100bps cut

by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2009
A number of lenders have joined the big four in passing on all of this month’s cash rate reduction to... READ MORE

Office vacancies hit 17 year high

by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2009

Australia’s office vacancy rates have surged as a result of swelling supply and shrinking demand.

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Consumers spend big in December

by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2009
Retail spending recorded the strongest monthly increase in December since August 2000 exceeding even the most... READ MORE

Poor bank service levels continue to hurt broker channel

by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2009
A blowout in the big banks’ servicing times is continuing to hinder brokers’ ability to operate... READ MORE

Building slump defies ?08 rate reductions

by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2009
Figures released by the ABS yesterday showed significantly lower interest rates at the end of last year failed to kick... READ MORE

Rate cut to fuel commercial property investment

by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2009
February’s 1 per cent cash rate reduction is expected to drive increased investor demand for commercial... READ MORE

Aussie brand to swallow Wizard

by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2009

Aussie Home Loans has today confirmed that the Wizard Home Loans brand is to disappear.

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Brokers tip rate cut to boost refinancing and first time buyer...

by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2009
Brokers have welcomed the Reserve Bank’s latest rate reduction and are confident it will lead to greater... READ MORE

Firstfolio reports increase in earnings

by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2009
Listed mortgage and financial services group Firstfolio today announced a significant increase in its half year... READ MORE

Banks deliver full rate relief to borrowers

by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2009

The major banks have wasted no time in passing on yesterday’s 100 basis point cash rate reduction.

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Rudd pumps billions in to economy to combat crisis

by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2009
The federal government has armed the economy with a $42 billion arsenal with which to fight the advancing global... READ MORE

RBA delivers full one per cent

by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2009
The Reserve Bank of Australia this afternoon confirmed what economists expected by delivering a 1 per cent cut to the... READ MORE

Consumer spending exceeds expectations

by Staff Reporter • 3 Feb 2009
Solid post Christmas spending could indicate that Australian consumers have responded to lower interest rates and the... READ MORE

Tougher loan criteria for US borrowers

by Staff Reporter • 3 Feb 2009
US lenders continued to tighten their lending standards in the last three months of 2008, the Federal Reserve’s... READ MORE

Commonwealth Bank to deliver better than expected profit

by Staff Reporter • 3 Feb 2009
The Commonwealth Bank has announced a profit upgrade for its first half results – a surprise for the market... READ MORE

Government urged to deliver tax cuts

by Staff Reporter • 3 Feb 2009
Tax relief and public infrastructure investment should be priorities in the government’s next stimulus package... READ MORE

Capital city house prices slip in December quarter

by Staff Reporter • 3 Feb 2009
Figures released by the Bureau of Statistics yesterday show the weighted average national house price dropped by 3.3... READ MORE

Cash rate tipped to fall by 1pc tomorrow

by Staff Reporter • 2 Feb 2009
The cash rate is expected to fall to 3.25 per cent tomorrow and could fall below 2 per cent by the end of 2009,... READ MORE

Economic uncertainty sends borrowing levels south

by Staff Reporter • 2 Feb 2009
Private sector borrowing has contracted for the first time since the early 1990s fuelled by nervous businesses who are... READ MORE

Australia's economic position enviable: IMF

by Staff Reporter • 2 Feb 2009
Treasurer Wayne Swan has confirmed the economic crisis will send the federal budget into deficit however the... READ MORE

House prices to hold firm in 09

by Staff Reporter • 2 Feb 2009
Strong demand and historic low interest rates should see the Australian property market through a challenging year... READ MORE

BankWest trims major groups' commission

by Staff Reporter • 30 Jan 2009
BankWest’s commission guarantee to its top six aggregation groups has ended and a new reduced remuneration... READ MORE

US home sales fall to 26 year low

by Staff Reporter • 30 Jan 2009
Further evidence of the crumbling US housing market was revealed with the news that total new home sales in the United... READ MORE
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