Borrower
RBA unconstrained by housing boom
by Staff Reporter • 16 Dec 2013
Governor Glenn Stevens told The Australian Financial Review that he is more concerned with improving dwelling... READ MORE
How will your clients fare under comprehensive credit reporting?
by Graham Doessel • 13 Dec 2013
Australians in the finance industry are waiting with bated breath to see how, or if, the introduction of new data... READ MORE
Housing affordability hits consumer confidence
by Michael Masterman • 12 Dec 2013
Falling from 110.3 in November to 105.0 in December, the index is now 4.3 per cent below the previous three-month... READ MORE
Investors bring heightened risk
by Staff Reporter • 9 Dec 2013
In September 2013, investment finance commitments made up 37.3 per cent of all housing finance commitments,... READ MORE
New high LVR product to take on mortgage insurers
by Staff Reporter • 6 Dec 2013
The Alternate Prime PLUS is part of Australian First Mortgage’s basic home loan range, allowing for up to 95 per... READ MORE
Solid start predicted for housing market in 2014
by Staff Reporter • 6 Dec 2013
Dr Andrew Wilson, senior economist at Australia Property Monitors, said despite some economic uncertainty, solid... READ MORE
Flawed data skews home buyer perception
by Steven Cross • 5 Dec 2013
John Edwards, founder of property market analysts Residex, claims the spotlight is in the wrong... READ MORE
Increase in affordability not enough
by Michael Masterman • 4 Dec 2013
The report shows that while the proportion of income required to meet loan repayments decreased by 1.2 percentage... READ MORE
RBA rate announcement - Dec 2013
by Steven Cross and Stacey Moseley • 3 Dec 2013
With a steady economy, and coming into the holiday season, the RBA has decided to keep the cash rate on hold at 2.5... READ MORE
Population boom leading to housing crisis
by Michael Masterman • 28 Nov 2013
In a medium growth scenario, the ABS predicts the Australian population will double by 2075, while in a high growth... READ MORE
Housing now more affordable: HIA
by Staff Reporter • 28 Nov 2013
The HIA-Commonwealth Bank housing affordability index increased by 3.2 per cent in the September 2013 quarter, to a... READ MORE
Report offers solution to WA's housing crisis
by Brendan Wong • 25 Nov 2013
Shelter WA this week published the report, The Impact of Fly-In/Fly-Out on Housing Affordability in Western... READ MORE
Beacon launches mortgage broking arm
by Tim Stewart • 22 Nov 2013
Speaking to The Adviser's sister-publication ifa, Beacon Group chief executive Peter Daly – formerly chief... READ MORE
Borrowers cautious about high LVR loans
by Staff Reporter • 22 Nov 2013
However, the survey, conducted by Loan Market, also showed that some buyers are desperate to “crack” a hot... READ MORE
Australians positive about their finances
by Staff Reporter • 22 Nov 2013
The survey revealed 48.5 per cent of Australians are “fairly confident” about their situation while a further 6.8... READ MORE

Read the latest issue of The Adviser magazine!
The Adviser is the number one magazine for Australia's finance and mortgage brokers. The publications delivers news, analysis, business intelligence, sales and marketing strategies, research and key target reports to an audience of professional mortgage and finance brokers
Read more