Australian banks are strong and should be well positioned to handle the turmoil currently enveloping global markets, Fitch Ratings announced today in its semiannual review and ...

Virgin Group yesterday submitted a reduced £1.2 billion (A$2.61 billion) bid to take over Northern Rock and rebrand it as Virgin Bank.

The JP Morgan and Fujitsu Consulting monthly consumer survey has found around 300,000 Australian households are suffering from severe levels of mortgage stress.

House price indexes rose in all eight capital cities in the December quarter to a weighted average of 3.2 per cent, according to figures released by the ABS today.

First home owners were granted a tax break by the federal cabinet this afternoon that is expected to see struggling borrowers save $4 billion in four years.

Criticism of lenders charging deferred establishment fees for early loan repayment looks set to intensify should the anticipated RBA rate rise be confirmed tomorrow.

The Federal Government has announced a five-point plan to battle inflation and ease the stress of rising interest rates on struggling home buyers, The Sydney Morning Herald...

Weekly rents may rise by up to $100 over the next two years, The Investors Club has warned.

While homebuyers took a cautious approach to 2008’s first major weekend of auctions there was a slight improvement to buying activity compared to the same time last year,...

Australia’s property market will continue to deliver strong returns for investors in 2008 and significantly outperform other asset classes, RP Data and Rismark said yeste...

New home sales, including houses and units, fell 1.3 per cent for the month of December, the Housing Institute of Australia (HIA) yesterday revealed.

Bluestone Servicing, Bluestone Group’s newest business, has proven a success in its first six months of operation the organisation has reported.

Australian office markets recorded the strongest demand in 35 years in 2007 Jones Lang LaSalle research has revealed.

Global real estate investors have tabled Sydney as the ninth most sought after property market to invest in.