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More borrowers under financial stress
by Staff Reporter • 23 Apr 2014
The bank’s quarterly Household Financial Wellbeing Index found that Australians did it tougher in the first quarter... READ MORE
Housing confidence falls ahead of federal Budget
by Staff Reporter • 23 Apr 2014
The latest Property Industry Confidence Survey from ANZ and the Property Council of Australia found there is now an... READ MORE
What does the future hold for positive credit reporting?
by Andrew Crossley • 17 Apr 2014
There are four main levels of credit reporting which lenders can choose from:
1) None
2) Like it is now: displaying... READ MORE
Bank defeats borrower in court
by Nick Bendel • 15 Apr 2014
Alexander van der Kooij and Jeanne Ada van der Kooij took out a $279,000 mortgage with MyState in 2005 and then a... READ MORE
Consumer advocate fights for mortgage victims
by Nick Bendel • 15 Apr 2014
The NSW Consumer Credit Legal Centre’s submission to the Financial System Inquiry has urged the federal government... READ MORE
Association calls for lower barriers to foreign investors
by Nick Bendel • 14 Apr 2014
The Property Council of Australia told the Financial System Inquiry that this would reduce “artificial barriers”... READ MORE
Coles closer to mortgage play
by James Mitchell • 10 Apr 2014
The Adviser’s sister title, Mortgage Business, understands that Coles has already engaged a third-party... READ MORE
Demand for mortgages still booming
by Staff Reporter • 9 Apr 2014
According to the Veda Quarterly Consumer Demand Index, NSW led the way in demand for new mortgages in the March... READ MORE
Stamp duty proposal could cost borrowers $14,000
by Nick Bendel • 7 Apr 2014
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia urged the government not to give in to pressure by scrapping exemption... READ MORE
Could carry-over credit card debt be the undoing of many a home loan?
by Graham Doessel • 4 Apr 2014
So who’s going to be most at risk of getting a late payment notation?
In our experience, those with carry-over... READ MORE
The future of mortgages: faster, simpler, online
by Nick Bendel • 3 Apr 2014
Home loans general manager Clive van Horen told the AB+F Mortgage Innovation Forum yesterday that he expected 24-hour... READ MORE
Mum and dad buyers drive record investor activity
by Staff Reporter • 2 Apr 2014
The aggregator announced that it processed $4 billion of loans in March, with $1.6 billion of those being mortgages... READ MORE
High-speed rail will help first home buyers: real estate boss
by Nick Bendel • 1 Apr 2014
Raine & Horne chief executive Angus Raine said the long-proposed network between Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and... READ MORE
Is it really becoming harder to buy a home?
by Nick Bendel • 31 Mar 2014
CommSec analysis and a housing index suggest housing has become cheaper, but an expert roundtable has concluded it is... READ MORE
Home buyer confidence falls in March
by Staff Reporter • 31 Mar 2014
The Genworth Homebuyer Confidence Index dropped by 1.6 points from the September 2013 figure, with 49 per cent of... READ MORE

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