Borrower
Better systems needed to help borrowers in financial hardship
by Staff Reporter • 8 May 2009
The report, Helping home borrowers in financial hardship, released yesterday, found that while some industry... READ MORE
RBA should keep cutting rates: IMF
by Staff Reporter • 7 May 2009
Just one day after the RBA decided to leave the cash rate on hold at 3 per cent a IMF report on the outlook for the... READ MORE
Victorian FHBs win government grant increase
by Staff Reporter • 6 May 2009
Assuming the federal government’s first home owner grant reverts back to $7,000 as of July 1, the Victorian... READ MORE
FHB frenzy on horizon as grant deadline nears
by Staff Reporter • 5 May 2009
New research released by Datamonitor shows that for 78 per cent of prospective first home buyers the increased grant... READ MORE
Don't extend the FHOG for new homes only: REIA
by Staff Reporter • 1 May 2009
Proposals for the grant to be extended for new homes are based on the stimulus such incentives would provide to the... READ MORE
QBE LMI to support stressed borrowers
by Staff Reporter • 27 Apr 2009
Under the new program QBE LMI will work with over 20 lenders to explore all options available to alleviate strain on... READ MORE
Banks bear share of funding burden
by Staff Reporter • 26 Apr 2009
But on closer scrutiny it is clear they have shouldered far more of the cost of funding than many realise.
The cash... READ MORE
ING DIRECT to fund fewer mortgage managers
by Staff Reporter • 24 Apr 2009
A spokesperson for the lender confirmed today that it will reduce its mortgage manager partners from 17 to 10,... READ MORE
FHOG boost not over yet
by Staff Reporter • 24 Apr 2009
Speaking yesterday in Perth Mr Rudd said the boost would conclude “within a very fixed and finite time... READ MORE
Borrowing costs rise for SMEs
by Staff Reporter • 24 Apr 2009
East & Partners’ April SME banking report released yesterday showed that 68.8 per cent of SMEs experienced... READ MORE
Man arrested for $3m mortgage fraud
by Staff Reporter • 21 Apr 2009
According to the police the 33 year old man from Cronulla in Sydney’s south has been charged with eight... READ MORE
Australian home buyers confident low rates will stay
by Staff Reporter • 16 Apr 2009
Just 2.8 per cent of all home loan approvals made through Mortgage Choice in March were locked in at a fixed interest... READ MORE
UK borrowing activity up
by Staff Reporter • 15 Apr 2009
Around 24,300 loans were written over the month, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
This represented a... READ MORE
Borrowing activity continues to grow
by Staff Reporter • 9 Apr 2009
The total value of dwelling commitments increased by 1.3 per cent in February, seasonally adjusted, to $19.229... READ MORE
Best opportunities if investors act now
by Staff Reporter • 3 Apr 2009
The listed broking group said low interest rates and rising rental yields had created an ideal time for investors to... READ MORE

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