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Scrapping DEFs won?t help borrowers, brokers
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2008
Criticism of lenders charging deferred establishment fees for early loan repayment looks set to intensify should the...READ MORE
Government to battle spiralling inflation
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2008
The Federal Government has announced a five-point plan to battle inflation and ease the stress of rising interest... READ MORE
Weekly rents tipped to surge
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2008
Weekly rents may rise by up to $100 over the next two years, The Investors Club has warned.
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Cautious start to 2008 auctions
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2008
While homebuyers took a cautious approach to 2008’s first major weekend of auctions there was a slight... READ MORE
Property outshines sharemarket for investment returns
by Staff Reporter • 1 Feb 2008
Australia’s property market will continue to deliver strong returns for investors in 2008 and significantly... READ MORE
New home sales decline again
by Staff Reporter • 1 Feb 2008
New home sales, including houses and units, fell 1.3 per cent for the month of December, the Housing Institute of... READ MORE
Bluestone servicing business boosts strong group earnings
by Staff Reporter • 1 Feb 2008
Bluestone Servicing, Bluestone Group’s newest business, has proven a success in its first six months of... READ MORE
Office space demand highest in 35 years
by Staff Reporter • 31 Jan 2008
Australian office markets recorded the strongest demand in 35 years in 2007 Jones Lang LaSalle research has... READ MORE
Sydney property hot pick for foreign investors
by Staff Reporter • 31 Jan 2008
Global real estate investors have tabled Sydney as the ninth most sought after property market to invest in.
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US rates cut again
by Staff Reporter • 31 Jan 2008
The Federal Reserve slashed its official cash rate by 50 basis points to three per cent over night.
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Labour shortage, rising housing material costs concern for...
by Staff Reporter • 31 Jan 2008
The nation’s builders are becoming increasingly concerned about skilled labour shortages and rising input costs,... READ MORE
New Zealand housing approvals down
by Staff Reporter • 31 Jan 2008
New Zealand residential building approvals declined in December, a sign that record-high interest rates are finally... READ MORE
Young should benefit from Government saver accounts: Abacus
by Staff Reporter • 30 Jan 2008
Abacus – the industry body for Australian mutuals – has urged the Federal Government to ensure its... READ MORE
Rate rise won?t slow mortgage lending
by Staff Reporter • 29 Jan 2008
Rising inflation has added fuel to the prospect of a February interest rate hike but the RBA will be hard pressed to... READ MORE
No sign of recovery for US housing market
by Staff Reporter • 29 Jan 2008
In yet another blow to the struggling US housing market, new home sales fell to their lowest in 12 years in December... READ MORE
Businesses turn from banks to brokers for financing
by Staff Reporter • 29 Jan 2008
Brokers diversifying their product offering to include commercial loans and business finance products are tipped to do... READ MORE
Sydney market ripe for investors
by Staff Reporter • 25 Jan 2008
Australian Property Monitors (APM) has highlighted Sydney apartments as the number one domestic market for growth... READ MORE
UK mortgage approvals plummet to 10 year low
by Staff Reporter • 25 Jan 2008
Mortgage
approvals slumped by 38 per cent in the UK
in December – the worst figures seen in at least a decade,... READ MORE
National rents soar
by Staff Reporter • 24 Jan 2008
Average national rents took their sharpest annual rise in 18 years according to figures released by the ABS yesterday.... READ MORE
CPI rises in December quarter
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jan 2008
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.9 per cent in the December quarter 2007, ABS data revealed today.
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Household debt triples in fifteen years
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jan 2008
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia... READ MORE
Sub-prime crisis reaches China
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jan 2008
The Bank of China appears increasingly likely to report a large write-down on investments in US mortgage securities,... READ MORE
US rates slashed overnight
by Staff Reporter • 23 Jan 2008
The US Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) slashed the target for the federal funds rate by 75 basis... READ MORE
New CEO to lead Pepper
by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2008
Patrick Tuttle will replace industry veteran John Empey as CEO of Pepper Homeloans.
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Global banks? ratings deteriorate
by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2008
Negative ratings among global banks jumped from 13 to 69 in the last quarter of 2007.
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Home loan inquiries healthy: X Inc
by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2008
Interest rate rises and affordability concerns have failed to deter prospective buyers, with brokerages such as X Inc... READ MORE
Commission cuts could dent banks? market share
by Staff Reporter • 22 Jan 2008
Australia’s aggregators have warned that cuts to broker commissions could impact lenders’ volumes through... READ MORE
Commercial finance commitments rise
by Staff Reporter • 21 Jan 2008
The total value of commercial finance commitments rose in November 2007, figures released today by ABS have... READ MORE
City Pacific withdraws merger proposal for MFS
by Staff Reporter • 21 Jan 2008
City Pacific Limited has withdrawn its merger proposal for investment and funds management company MFS Limited.
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Australian cities dominate world?s unaffordable housing markets
by Staff Reporter • 21 Jan 2008
The Australian and New Zealand housing markets are the least affordable in the English speaking world, the 2008... READ MORE
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