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Uptake of basic loans on the rise

by Staff Reporter • 16 Dec 2008
Australian borrowers are going “back to basics" with their home loans, according to loan data released by...READ MORE

House prices maintain positive growth

by Staff Reporter • 16 Dec 2008
Australian house values managed to grow by just under three per cent in the year to November, according to figures... READ MORE

Personal loan commitments down in October

by Staff Reporter • 16 Dec 2008
Personal finance commitments fell in October as uncertain economic conditions and weak consumer sentiment saw... READ MORE

Loan volumes to rise in Q1 2009: broker sentiment survey

by Staff Reporter • 15 Dec 2008
While the challenging conditions of 2008 are unlikely to disappear overnight brokers are cautiously optimistic about... READ MORE

Mortgage stress drops 37pc nationwide

by Staff Reporter • 15 Dec 2008
Around 350,000 households have been rescued from mortgage stress as a result of the dramatic fall in interest rates... READ MORE

Further government stimulus to keep economy in the black

by Staff Reporter • 15 Dec 2008
The federal government has announced a $4.7 billion national building plan in a bid to further bolster the economy... READ MORE

Economic uncertainty to curb spending

by Staff Reporter • 15 Dec 2008
Consumer spending is forecast to remain subdued well into the new year as unemployment and economic uncertainty weigh... READ MORE

Auction rates remain low

by Staff Reporter • 15 Dec 2008
Despite signs that consumer sentiment could be improving, the property market failed to register any considerable... READ MORE

Westpac defends rate decision

by Staff Reporter • 12 Dec 2008
Westpac chief Gail Kelly has defended the bank’s decision not to pass on all of the most recent rate reduction... READ MORE

Gov't urged to scrap wholesale guarantee

by Staff Reporter • 12 Dec 2008
There are calls from the finance industry for the government to pull its wholesale funding guarantee amid concerns it... READ MORE

BoQ to seek more acquisitions in 09

by Staff Reporter • 12 Dec 2008
Bank of Queensland will focus once again on acquisition and merger opportunities in the new year, chief executive... READ MORE

Unemployment remains low

by Staff Reporter • 12 Dec 2008

Australian unemployment crept up to 4.4 per cent in November but remains low in comparison with other markets.

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Australia?s commercial market hit by global crisis

by Staff Reporter • 12 Dec 2008
Commercial property sales slumped around 65 per cent in 2008 as global debt froze and the cost of capital... READ MORE

Delinquencies tipped to fall

by Staff Reporter • 12 Dec 2008
Prime RMBS delinquencies remained high but steady in the third quarter of 2008, Moody’s Q3 Performance Review... READ MORE

Majority of brokers anticipate volume growth in year ahead

by Staff Reporter • 11 Dec 2008
Despite a worsening global outlook Australian brokers remain cautiously optimistic about their prospects in... READ MORE

Sentiment bounces back

by Staff Reporter • 11 Dec 2008

The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment surged an unexpected 7.5 per cent this month.

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Resimac seals $600m RMBS deal

by Staff Reporter • 11 Dec 2008
Resimac has successfully priced a $609.1 million RMBS deal off the back of the government’s RMBS assistance... READ MORE

Home lending figures pick up

by Staff Reporter • 11 Dec 2008
An increase in ABS home finance approval figures is a positive sign that the housing market may have turned the... READ MORE

CBA's BankWest acquisition approved by ACCC

by Staff Reporter • 11 Dec 2008
Competition watchdog  the ACCC has given the go ahead to the Commonwealth Bank’s $2.1 billion acquisition... READ MORE

ABN AMRO cuts reverse mortgage rate

by Staff Reporter • 10 Dec 2008
ABN AMRO will reduce its reverse mortgage interest rate by 1.05 per cent next Monday following the Reserve... READ MORE

Reduced LVRs could hit borrower demand

by Staff Reporter • 10 Dec 2008
A tightening of maximum LVRs from lenders could clash with the rising demand for higher percentage loans as first home... READ MORE

World growth to slump in 2009

by Staff Reporter • 10 Dec 2008

The World Bank has revised down its forecasts for world economic growth and predicts a gloomy outlook for 2009.

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Labour market continues to deteriorate

by Staff Reporter • 10 Dec 2008
The labour market continued to soften in November with job seekers facing increased competition for positions,... READ MORE

New year rate cut far from certain

by Staff Reporter • 10 Dec 2008
The RBA will not rush into any further cash rate reductions without giving the most recent cuts time to take... READ MORE

Cash rate to hit 3pc as business confidence slumps: NAB

by Staff Reporter • 9 Dec 2008
Borrowers could see more fiscal stimulus from the government and even more aggressive cash rate cuts as the outlook... READ MORE

Stimulus package could miss the mark

by Staff Reporter • 9 Dec 2008
The impact the Rudd government’s stimulus package will have on the economy could be limited with only a minority... READ MORE

US market rallies on Obama public investment pledge

by Staff Reporter • 9 Dec 2008
The United States will benefit from the biggest public-works spending package in half a century next year as the... READ MORE

ANZ first to raise funds with government guarantee

by Staff Reporter • 9 Dec 2008
ANZ looks set today to become the first Australian bank to utilise the government’s wholesale guarantee... READ MORE

Lending growth defies tough times

by Staff Reporter • 9 Dec 2008
Despite hard economic conditions mortgage lending continues to grow at an annual rate of around ten per cent,... READ MORE

First home buyer activity surges

by Staff Reporter • 9 Dec 2008
After remaining dormant for most of 2008 first home buyers are back with a vengeance according to sales figures... READ MORE
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