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Finance commitments down; investor interest up

by Staff Reporter • 11 Sep 2009
Total finance commitments rose 0.5 per cent in July, the lowest growth since August 2008. “This figure reflects a... READ MORE

Investors look to property over shares

by Staff Reporter • 11 Sep 2009
According to a snap consumer poll by Archicentre, 71 per cent of respondents would invest in property, while only 29... READ MORE

Housing market healthy: HIA

by Staff Reporter • 10 Sep 2009
The total number of seasonally adjusted loans for owner occupiers (net of refinancing) fell by 2.2 per cent in the... READ MORE

Borrowing activity rises

by Staff Reporter • 9 Sep 2009
Deposit Power national manager Keith Levy said low interest rates and the first home owners grant had contributed to... READ MORE

Investors could lead charge on house price boom

by Staff Reporter • 8 Sep 2009
Before the global financial crisis struck late last year, a rule change was made that allowed super savers to use... READ MORE

No merger for Specialist Mortgage

by Staff Reporter • 7 Sep 2009
William Lockett, Specialist Mortgage’s managing director contacted Mortgage Business to dismiss widespread rumours... READ MORE

Credit unions hit back at ‘big four’ dominance claims

by Staff Reporter • 4 Sep 2009
According to figures from Abacus, credit unions and building societies are approving close to 5,000 new mortgages each... READ MORE

Pain ahead for leveraged borrowers

by Staff Reporter • 4 Sep 2009
According to a recent Loan Market survey, 19 per cent of the 600 respondents said any increase in interest rates would... READ MORE

No return to mortgage market for GE

by Staff Reporter • 28 Aug 2009
GE Money enraged brokers, originators and borrowers when it abruptly exited the mortgage market in late 2008 and... READ MORE

Firstfolio’s mortgage portfolio up 50pc

by Staff Reporter • 27 Aug 2009
According to the company’s chief executive officer, Mark Forsyth, acquisitions and organic growth were the two main... READ MORE

Repossession and mortgage default cases fall

by Staff Reporter • 25 Aug 2009
According to the statistics, 300 fewer homes were forcibly taken from their owners in the months to July compared to... READ MORE

Housing slump threatens American recovery

by Staff Reporter • 24 Aug 2009
Mark Zandi of Moody’s Economy.com said the Obama administration’s economic successes will all be for nothing if... READ MORE

US mortgage arrears reach record highs

by Staff Reporter • 21 Aug 2009
According to figures from the Mortgage Brokers Association (MBA), 9.24 per cent of all outstanding US loans were in... READ MORE

United states extends mortgage aid

by Staff Reporter • 19 Aug 2009
In a joint announcement with the US Treasury, the federal government said it would extend its Term Asset-Backed... READ MORE

Housing recovery imminent

by Staff Reporter • 17 Aug 2009
Of the 188 respondents, 54.3 per cent believe the market is on the precipice of revival. Data from the Australian... READ MORE
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