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Mortgage Choice urges government to rethink tax cuts
by Staff Reporter • 12 Mar 2008
Mortgage brokerage Mortgage Choice today called on the federal government to abandon its tax cut plans and pause on...READ MORE
Investors spur January increase in dwelling commitments
by Staff Reporter • 11 Mar 2008
The total value of housing commitments rose a seasonally adjusted 3.7 per cent in January to $23.166 billion compared... READ MORE
Change of pace for Queensland?s housing market
by Staff Reporter • 11 Mar 2008
Queensland’s residential market’s bull-run is coming to an end, according to the Real Estate Institute of... READ MORE
CBA lifts rates by 0.35pc
by Staff Reporter • 11 Mar 2008
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) this afternoon announced that it would increase its standard variable home loan rate by 35... READ MORE
Leading mutual winds back broker originated business
by Staff Reporter • 11 Mar 2008
Credit Union Australia (CUA) today officially confirmed it would wind-back originating mortgages via third-party... READ MORE
Virgin Money ?unaffected? by Macquarie?s exit
by Staff Reporter • 10 Mar 2008
Despite shutting the doors on its mortgage division, Macquarie Securitisation Limited (MSL) has vowed its partnership... READ MORE
Broker commission cuts expected
by Staff Reporter • 10 Mar 2008
Wide-scale reductions to broker commissions could be on the cards according to the results of a recent Mortgage... READ MORE
Negative gearing restructuring could hamper investor activity: REIA
by Staff Reporter • 10 Mar 2008
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has called on the government to abandon its idea to remove or... READ MORE
Women back property investment
by Staff Reporter • 10 Mar 2008
Rising interest rates are not deterring female investors from the property market, a survey by Mortgage Choice has... READ MORE
AUSTRAC AML/CTF deadline nearing
by Staff Reporter • 10 Mar 2008
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has issued a reminder to the industry about the 31... READ MORE
Capital city house value disparity quickly closing
by Staff Reporter • 10 Mar 2008
The price gap between Sydney house values and those in other capital cities is smaller than it has ever been, RP Data... READ MORE
Building approvals better but not enough
by Staff Reporter • 10 Mar 2008
Building approvals improved slightly in January this year, ABS data has revealed.
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Westpac follows NAB with rate hike over RBA increase
by Staff Reporter • 8 Mar 2008
Westpac lifted the interest rate on its standard variable home loan today by 30 basis points.
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NAB first major bank to push above RBA rate rise
by Staff Reporter • 7 Mar 2008
National Australia Bank (NAB) was the first big bank to make a move on interest rates yesterday, increasing its... READ MORE
CBD office yields to soften but markets will remain strong
by Staff Reporter • 7 Mar 2008
The credit squeeze may result in some easing of investment yields in domestic CBD office markets but is unlikely to... READ MORE
English interest rates held steady
by Staff Reporter • 7 Mar 2008
The Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee left rates unchanged at 5.25 per cent overnight.
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NZ rates unchanged
by Staff Reporter • 6 Mar 2008
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) left its official cash rate unchanged today at 8.25 per cent.
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Banks may have to cut back on loans: RBA
by Staff Reporter • 6 Mar 2008
RBA officials yesterday warned that domestic banks might have to restrict the amount of money they lend to customers.... READ MORE
Adelaide Bank lifts wholesale rate over RBA hike
by Staff Reporter • 6 Mar 2008
Adelaide Bank has moved to lift its wholesale mortgage rate by 40 basis points following yesterday’s official... READ MORE
City Pacific requests trading halt as shares plummet
by Staff Reporter • 5 Mar 2008
Loan provider City Pacific yesterday requested a two day trading halt as its shares lost almost half their value to... READ MORE
Rate rise a blow to investor activity
by Staff Reporter • 5 Mar 2008
Yesterday’s lift in interest rates to a 12-year high is likely to dampen any potential increase in property... READ MORE
Macquarie to wind-back residential mortgage originations
by Staff Reporter • 5 Mar 2008
Macquarie Bank announced this morning that Macquarie Securitisation will wind-back its residential mortgage... READ MORE
Interest rates up to 7.25 per cent
by Staff Reporter • 5 Mar 2008
The RBA lifted interest rates by a further 0.25 per cent today in a bid to curb rising inflation.
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Government doubles investor incentive scheme
by Staff Reporter • 4 Mar 2008
The federal government has doubled its National Rental Affordability Scheme – reflecting the “severity of... READ MORE
Package deals dominate new mortgage applications
by Staff Reporter • 4 Mar 2008
Mortgage packages now account for half of all new mortgages in Australia, market analyst Datamonitor announced... READ MORE
Absent overseas investors hobble domestic RMBS
by Staff Reporter • 4 Mar 2008
Australia’s reliance on offshore investors is stifling local RMBS activity, despite the underlying health of the... READ MORE
US banking regulator tightens mortgage data reporting requirements
by Staff Reporter • 3 Mar 2008
Nine of the United States’ biggest banks will now be required to submit monthly mortgage data to federal... READ MORE
Inner-Sydney apartment market to begin gradual recovery
by Staff Reporter • 3 Mar 2008
Demand for Sydney’s inner-city apartments is predicted to increase slightly this year with a more pronounced... READ MORE
Bluestone to issue two RMBS deals
by Staff Reporter • 3 Mar 2008
Bluestone is set to brave the capital markets in what may be the first major RMBS deals of 2008, The Australian... READ MORE
No new applications for Mobius
by Staff Reporter • 3 Mar 2008
White label lender Mobius has ceased to accept new mortgage applications.
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