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Credit ratings under scrutiny
by Staff Reporter • 4 Nov 2008
Published: 05-11-08
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Rates cut by 75bps
First home buyers return to... READ MORE
First home buyers return to market
by Staff Reporter • 4 Nov 2008
As a percentage of AFG customers, first home buyers represented 16.43 per cent in October, compared to 14.37 per cent... READ MORE
Seventy per cent of mortgage industry fears further downturn
by Staff Reporter • 31 Oct 2008
Of the 1,053 respondents to a recent Mortgage Business straw poll, 70 per cent of respondents fear that worse may... READ MORE
Slow-down normal, outlook positive: RBA
by Staff Reporter • 31 Oct 2008
Reserve Bank deputy governor Ric Battellino said yesterday that while the economic outlook remained uncertain there... READ MORE
Intermediaries increase share of reverse mortgages
by Staff Reporter • 30 Oct 2008
The study, released yesterday, showed that while the direct channel holds 56 per cent of outstanding loans, over the... READ MORE
More to mortgage industry than GE Money
by Staff Reporter • 28 Oct 2008
GE Money cited the impact of rising funding costs as the reason for its market withdrawal.
Signs that all... READ MORE
Mortgage fund freezes continue
by Staff Reporter • 28 Oct 2008
Colonial said “the sudden actions of other fund managers” had had a “roll on effect” for its... READ MORE
First home buyer interest mounts
by Staff Reporter • 27 Oct 2008
Jennifer Nielsen, CEO of LoanMarket Group, yesterday said first home buyer traffic on the group’s website had... READ MORE
Mortgage rate price war heats up
by Staff Reporter • 27 Oct 2008
Over the weekend Aussie cut its standard variable interest rate by 50 basis points to 8.05 per cent.
The reduction... READ MORE
First home buyer affordability on the up
by Staff Reporter • 23 Oct 2008
According to the HIA-Commonwealth Bank First Home Buyer Affordability Index the average first home buyer mortgage... READ MORE
First home buyer enquiry levels soar
by Staff Reporter • 23 Oct 2008
Mortgage Choice’s online enquiry forms completed by first home buyers jumped by 577 per cent over the past week... READ MORE
Mortgage stress improves but more rate cuts needed
by Staff Reporter • 22 Oct 2008
According to Fujitsu, the number of households suffering mortgage stress fell by 10 per cent in September to 800,000.... READ MORE
Global financial catastrophe averted: RBA
by Staff Reporter • 22 Oct 2008
In an address to a business luncheon in Sydney, Mr Stevens said that though it was hazardous to make predictions in... READ MORE
Australian borrowers more confident
by Staff Reporter • 21 Oct 2008
The ING Direct Savings Census released yesterday showed 13 per cent of borrowers were now able to spend more day to... READ MORE
RAMS stands by first home buyer campaign
by Staff Reporter • 20 Oct 2008
The advertisements focused on the opportunity to for borrowers to combine the recent government boost to first time... READ MORE

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