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Chinese buyers eye off Oz

by Staff Reporter • 12 Jan 2010

The Australian property market is gearing up for a boom year dominated by investors.

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Inner West is Sydney’s top performing property market

by Staff Reporter • 12 Jan 2010
Sydney’s inner west is fast becoming the city’s best performing residential property market, with land values... READ MORE

Banks warn of higher funding costs

by Staff Reporter • 12 Jan 2010
New regulatory requirements and intensifying competition may drive up funding costs for the big banks in the year... READ MORE

Job ads surge in December

by Staff Reporter • 12 Jan 2010

Job advertisements have soared in December, adding to signs that the economy is strengthening.

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Arrears climb in October

by Staff Reporter • 12 Jan 2010
Arrears on residential mortgage loans underlying Australian prime residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) rose... READ MORE

Mortgage Choice leads the way on Google

by Staff Reporter • 11 Jan 2010
Mortgage Choice has been ranked number one on Google’s organic search listings for the phrase ‘home loan’ for the... READ MORE

Mortgage industry strong in 2010

by Staff Reporter • 11 Jan 2010
The mortgage industry is tipped to perform strongly this year, despite reduced government stimulus and rising interest... READ MORE

US mortgage insurer reduces risk list

by Staff Reporter • 11 Jan 2010
Solid improvements in the US housing market has led the American International Group’s (AIG) mortgage insurance... READ MORE

Rates to rise in Feb: AMP

by Staff Reporter • 11 Jan 2010

Interest rates are likely to rise again when the Reserve Bank meets in February, according to leading economists.

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Broker assists alleged identity theft

by Staff Reporter • 11 Jan 2010
Mick Gatto associate and fight promoter, Tarik Solak, is currently in a stoush with the NSW state government over... READ MORE

ACT, WA best performing economies

by Staff Reporter • 11 Jan 2010

The ACT is one of Australia’s best performing economies, a new ranking by CommSec has found.

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NAB eyes more o/s targets

by Staff Reporter • 11 Jan 2010

National Australia Bank may be in the market for one of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) banking branches.

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China hikes rates to tighten lending

by Staff Reporter • 8 Jan 2010

China last night decided to increase the yield on its three-month bills to curb lending credit in 2010.

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Property market ‘red hot’ in 2010

by Staff Reporter • 8 Jan 2010

The property market is going to be ‘red hot’ in 2010, research analysts have claimed.

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APRA’s rules could cost banks

by Staff Reporter • 8 Jan 2010
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA) proposed financial claims scheme may throw extra overhead... READ MORE

ING DIRECT reduces fixed rates

by Staff Reporter • 8 Jan 2010
ING DIRECT has dropped the interest rate on its two, three, four and five year fixed rate residential mortgage... READ MORE

Club Financial Services launches TV program

by Staff Reporter • 8 Jan 2010
Club Financial Services is gearing up to launch a new online television program that will offer information on the... READ MORE

Building approval numbers recover after fall

by Staff Reporter • 7 Jan 2010
The total number of dwellings approved rose 5.9 per cent in November 2009 following a fall in October, according to ABS... READ MORE

Coastal suburbs back from the brink

by Staff Reporter • 7 Jan 2010
While most of Australia’s coastal properties copped a battering during the financial crisis, the lifestyle regions... READ MORE

CBA tops majors in mortgage lending

by Staff Reporter • 7 Jan 2010
CBA led the majors in November, recording the highest value of owner-occupied and investment housing loans, according... READ MORE

Brokers gear up for boom year

by Staff Reporter • 7 Jan 2010

Four out of five brokers expect their business to boom in 2010, a new survey has found.

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Future Financial beefs up product suite

by Staff Reporter • 7 Jan 2010
Future Financial has added two extra home loans to its products suite which the mortgage manager believes offer an... READ MORE

Opportunities abound for brokers

by Staff Reporter • 6 Jan 2010
Dramatic changes in the market over the past year have opened the door for mortgage brokers to offer refinancing and... READ MORE

Rate gap spurs refinancing activity

by Staff Reporter • 6 Jan 2010
Brokers have seen an upswing in refinancing activity with some customers opting to switch out of Westpac loans in... READ MORE

New home sales fall flat in 09

by Staff Reporter • 6 Jan 2010
The number of new home sales rose by just 0.3 per cent in November as a lack of available finance continued to weigh... READ MORE

Investors to drive property growth

by Staff Reporter • 6 Jan 2010
Investors are expected to replace first home buyers as the dominant driver of property growth in 2010, the Australian... READ MORE

Sydney housing prices to grow

by Staff Reporter • 5 Jan 2010
Sydney house prices will boom due to the fastest population growth in 15 years, according to MacroPlan Consultancy... READ MORE

UK mortgage approvals soar

by Staff Reporter • 5 Jan 2010
Mortgage approvals in the UK have reached their highest level since March 2008, according to the latest figures from... READ MORE

ING to ramp up mortgage lending

by Staff Reporter • 5 Jan 2010
ING DIRECT has set its sights on taking market share from the major banks with aggressive plans to grow its mortgage... READ MORE

Bernanke defends low interest rates

by Staff Reporter • 5 Jan 2010
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has aggressively defended claims that low interest rate policies across the globe... READ MORE
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