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Increased buyer activity eases rental market pressure

by Staff Reporter • 27 Feb 2009
An improvement in the rental vacancy rate in Australia’s tightest rental market – Sydney – signals... READ MORE
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New dawn for non-banks

by Staff Reporter • 27 Feb 2009
A resurgent origination sector is now going head to head with the major banks on price, and once again brokers have a... READ MORE
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Funds availability stalls housing construction

by Staff Reporter • 25 Feb 2009
Soft sales and credit rationing have put an estimated 34,000 new homes on hold, the Housing Industry Association (HIA)... READ MORE
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FHOG pick-up rate continues to soar

by Staff Reporter • 25 Feb 2009
First home buyers are jumping at the chance to enter the property market with official figures showing nearly 30,000... READ MORE
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Smartline, Mortgage Force merger announced

by Staff Reporter • 24 Feb 2009
Smartline and Mortgage Force today announced plans to merge the two entities in a deal that will create a broking... READ MORE
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Fresh start for housing industry predicted: HIA

by Staff Reporter • 24 Feb 2009
Despite current weak economic conditions and slow housing starts, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) is confident... READ MORE
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UK push to ban 100 per cent mortgages

by Staff Reporter • 23 Feb 2009
The days of 100 per cent mortgages could be numbered with British prime minister Gordon Brown seeking to have the... READ MORE
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Buyers turn to CBD properties

by Staff Reporter • 20 Feb 2009
Economic uncertainty is pushing buyers towards properties in close proximity to CBDs where values remain safe because... READ MORE
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BankWest trims major groups' commission - Feb 2009

by Staff Reporter • 20 Feb 2009
BankWest has announced a reduced remuneration structure for brokers, following the end of its commission guarantee to... READ MORE
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More major rate cuts unlikely: RBA

by Staff Reporter • 18 Feb 2009
The government’s $42 billion stimulus package and the Reserve Bank’s substantial easing of monetary policy... READ MORE