Borrower
Smartline urges borrowers to consolidate now
by Reporter • 3 Sep 2015
The brokerage believes one of the key ways to do this is to look at rolling non-mortgage debt into a consolidation... READ MORE
Clean credit isn’t everything
by Peter Ellis • 2 Sep 2015
It’s a familiar situation – you may have a client who is renting or has a mortgage and is faced with the... READ MORE
Metro outperforms regional for mortgage delinquencies
by Reporter • 1 Sep 2015
Fitch Ratings' report titled Australian Mortgage Delinquency by Postcode – 31 March 2015 revealed that Budgewoi on... READ MORE
Tread carefully with some credit providers
by Merrilyn Mansfield • 25 Aug 2015
But there are some other potentially adverse listings that no-one really talks about that might also affect your... READ MORE
Westpac announces $1,000 cashback offer for borrowers
by Huntley Mitchell • 21 Aug 2015
From 24 August to 30 September 2015, customers who apply for a new owner-occupier loan with Westpac’s Premier... READ MORE
AMP planners write one in four mortgages
by James Mitchell • 21 Aug 2015
The lender yesterday announced that its total loan book had grown by $633 million, or eight per cent, for the half... READ MORE
HIA to discuss housing tax reform
by Reporter • 18 Aug 2015
HIA spokesman Greg Weller said tax reform is the biggest economic issue on the national agenda.
“Due to an... READ MORE
Credit union partners with major mortgage group
by James Mitchell • 17 Aug 2015
Queensland Police Credit Union Limited (QPCU) has announced it will be partnering with AFG, becoming one of the only... READ MORE
Most SMEs lack succession plan, report finds
by Reporter • 14 Aug 2015
RSM Cameron Bird’s Think Big 2015 report revealed that 44 per cent of SMEs have an exit strategy, with 16 per cent... READ MORE
Liberty keen to capture investor demand
by James Mitchell & Huntley Mitchell • 13 Aug 2015
Liberty Network Services managing director Brendan O’Donnell says the group still has plenty of capacity to write... READ MORE
Chinese investor influence exaggerated
by Nick Bendel • 13 Aug 2015
While statistics show Chinese buyers greatly increased their activity in specific markets in 2013 and 2014,... READ MORE
Taxes and red tape to impede new housing supply
by Reporter • 13 Aug 2015
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has estimated that a record 214,450 new home starts occurred during the... READ MORE
Treasurer punishes foreign buyers, warns more to come
by Nick Bendel • 12 Aug 2015
Treasurer Joe Hockey has ordered the sale of six established homes that he said were “unlawfully held” by five... READ MORE
FHBs shun homebuilding in South Australia
by Reporter • 12 Aug 2015
HomeStart’s lending figures for 2014-15 showed a six per cent drop in the number of construction loans for first... READ MORE
Surge in mortgage offset accounts to continue: RBA
by James Mitchell • 11 Aug 2015
In its latest Statement on Monetary Policy, released last week, the RBA noted that offset account balances currently... READ MORE

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