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Solid potential for guarantor loans
by Staff Reporter • 26 Mar 2008
Demand for co-ownership products and guarantor home loans look set to soar with almost eight out of ten parents...READ MORE
Macquarie?s retreat splits industry
by Staff Reporter • 26 Mar 2008
Opinion is divided over the impact Macquarie Bank’s exit will have on Australian securitisation, according to... READ MORE
NAB lifts variable rates
by Staff Reporter • 26 Mar 2008
National Australia Bank (NAB) yesterday announced an additional nine basis points increase to its standard variable... READ MORE
Brokers appreciate need for commission clawbacks: St George
by Staff Reporter • 26 Mar 2008
Mortgage brokers are coming to terms with lenders' need to improve shrinking margins, St George general manager of... READ MORE
Banks? profits up 13 per cent, mutuals down
by Staff Reporter • 25 Mar 2008
Australian banks’ profits continued to rise in 2007, data released today by the Australian Prudential Regulation... READ MORE
Commonwealth to govern mortgage industry?
by Staff Reporter • 25 Mar 2008
The federal government is set to take over regulation of non-bank lending and mortgage broking, The Australian... READ MORE
Wilson National to strengthen white label offering
by Staff Reporter • 25 Mar 2008
Mortgage manager Wilson National will boost its white label product offering to businesses through adding a Visa... READ MORE
Melbourne rental vacancies drop below one per cent
by Staff Reporter • 20 Mar 2008
Melbourne rental vacancies have fallen for the first time on record below one per cent.
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UK AVM provider ramps up Aussie operations
by Staff Reporter • 20 Mar 2008
Hometrack, a leading provider of automated valuations (AVMs) in the UK, is ramping up its Australian operations,... READ MORE
Rents increase rapidly
by Staff Reporter • 20 Mar 2008
Rents are increasing at rapid rates throughout the country, with the nation’s capital now the most expensive... READ MORE
$500 million Bluestone boost
by Staff Reporter • 20 Mar 2008
Non-conforming lender Bluestone today announced that it had successfully concluded a renewal discussion with Westpac,... READ MORE
ING DIRECT to fund Resi
by Staff Reporter • 19 Mar 2008
Despite some lenders scaling back wholesale funding due to tough market conditions, ING DIRECT has announced a new... READ MORE
Reverse mortgage growth stunted by slow second half performance
by Staff Reporter • 19 Mar 2008
Demand continued to grow for reverse mortgages throughout 2007 but the sector struggled to maintain sales volumes in... READ MORE
US rates cut by 0.75 per cent
by Staff Reporter • 19 Mar 2008
The official US cash rate was slashed again overnight by 75 basis points to 2.25 per cent.
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Uncomfortably high inflation behind March rate rise: RBA minutes
by Staff Reporter • 19 Mar 2008
Inflation proved once again a significant factor in the RBA’s decision to lift interest rates this month,... READ MORE
House price growth outweighs income increases
by Staff Reporter • 18 Mar 2008
Housing prices have increased significantly compared to incomes over the last two decades, according to the AMP/NATSEM... READ MORE
Fed moves to bolster market liquidity
by Staff Reporter • 18 Mar 2008
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has announced two measures this week to “bolster market liquidity” and... READ MORE
MFAA asks borrowers not to write off non-banks
by Staff Reporter • 17 Mar 2008
The MFAA, showing support for the non-bank sector, has encouraged Australian borrowers to consider both banks and... READ MORE
Falling consumer confidence won?t sway RBA on rates
by Staff Reporter • 17 Mar 2008
Consumer confidence has been dented but further rate rises may be on the cards.
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Property values hit by rate rise: Residex
by Staff Reporter • 17 Mar 2008
Property markets are hurting from the latest string of interest rate rises, Residex data has revealed.
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End in sight for global sub-prime write-downs?
by Staff Reporter • 17 Mar 2008
The end may be nigh for sub-prime write downs, according to Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.
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Macquarie low-doc rate jumps 70 basis points
by Staff Reporter • 14 Mar 2008
Macquarie Mortgages has raised the rate on its stated
income low doc loans by 70 basis... READ MORE
Banks?profitability increases pressure on broker commissions
by Staff Reporter • 14 Mar 2008
Lenders need to radically review their use of brokers if
they are to improve profitability, according to JPMorgan and... READ MORE
Bluestone to wind back residential and commercial origination
by Staff Reporter • 14 Mar 2008
Bluestone Group yesterday announced that it would
materially reduce its residential origination levels and suspend... READ MORE
Labour market tightens, again
by Staff Reporter • 13 Mar 2008
The national unemployment rate dropped again in February to four per cent, seasonally adjusted.
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Younger Australians falling in and out of love, and their homes
by Staff Reporter • 13 Mar 2008
More young Australians are embarking on home ownership than at any other time in history, research by Flinders... READ MORE
Latest commercial and leasing finance commitments up on December
by Staff Reporter • 13 Mar 2008
The value of total commercial finance achieved a seasonally adjusted increase of 14.4 per cent in January to $51.007... READ MORE
Rental affordability scheme: good in theory but not in practice?
by Staff Reporter • 13 Mar 2008
The federal government’s recently announced initiatives to tackle housing affordability have been met with... READ MORE
Strong capital growth good news for investors
by Staff Reporter • 12 Mar 2008
The weighted average median Australian house price hit $471,300 in the December quarter 2007.
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Increase rates or limit lending: ANZ
by Staff Reporter • 12 Mar 2008
ANZ announced this afternoon that it will increase the interest rate on its variable rate products by 0.35 per... READ MORE
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