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Sydney and Melbourne continue strong auction performance

by Staff Reporter • 2 Nov 2009
Sydney and Melbourne have enjoyed another weekend of firm auction clearance results, suggesting the property market is...READ MORE

Rapid growth scores Connective Fast 100 ranking

by Staff Reporter • 2 Nov 2009

Connective has placed 24th on BRW’s Fast 100 list, which recognises the fastest growing companies in Australia.

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Ex-broker guilty of deception

by Staff Reporter • 2 Nov 2009
A former mortgage broker has been charged with obtaining money by deception, after ‘assisting’investors to... READ MORE

Govt seeks to cap FHB property values

by Staff Reporter • 2 Nov 2009

The government is seeking to implement a cap on the value of properties that first home buyers can purchase.

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NAB rebrands Challenger Mortgage Management

by Staff Reporter • 30 Oct 2009
National Australia Bank today confirmed it had completed the $385 million acquisition of Challenger Mortgage Management... READ MORE

Property market still buoyant: RP data

by Staff Reporter • 30 Oct 2009
The housing market will remain strong into 2010 even if the Reserve Bank’s decides to hike rates at the next meeting,... READ MORE

Aggressive pricing gives NAB fixed rates edge

by Staff Reporter • 30 Oct 2009
While all of the big banks have raised fixed rate mortgages in the last few weeks on the back of higher funding costs,... READ MORE

Investors dominate current market

by Staff Reporter • 30 Oct 2009
Australian house prices have enjoyed their strongest quarterly growth since 2003, according to Australian property... READ MORE

Agents slam hokey journalism

by Staff Reporter • 30 Oct 2009
Real estate agents have slammed an article in the Daily Telegraph that says those in the real estate profession are the... READ MORE

FHB activity to continue: RAMS

by Staff Reporter • 30 Oct 2009
Regardless of the scaling back of the FHOG, first home buyers are still active in the market, research from RAMS has... READ MORE

Top 10 boom towns revealed

by Staff Reporter • 29 Oct 2009
Western Australia’s resource towns of Port Hedland and Karratha are set for a property boom, according to a real... READ MORE

Cross-selling gathers pace: survey

by Staff Reporter • 29 Oct 2009
More than 70 per cent of all brokers cross-sell other products when offering residential mortgages, a new broker poll... READ MORE

NAB may move before RBA: Clyne

by Staff Reporter • 29 Oct 2009
NAB’s chief executive Cameron Clyne has refused to rule out more out-of-cycle rate rises, but has promised to keep... READ MORE

Westpac launches broker cash flow workshops

by Staff Reporter • 29 Oct 2009
Westpac is gearing up to host a number of cash flow workshops that are designed to help brokers develop an... READ MORE

RAMS awarded 5 star accolade

by Staff Reporter • 29 Oct 2009
RAMS Home Loans’ Basic and Easy Start three year introductory variable rate home loans have been awarded a five star... READ MORE

REIV to crack down on misleading advertising

by Staff Reporter • 29 Oct 2009
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) plans to introduce a new code of conduct for agents that will prohibit... READ MORE

CPI increases in September quarter

by Staff Reporter • 29 Oct 2009
The consumer price index (CPI) has increased by 1 per cent over the September 2009 quarter, fueling speculation that... READ MORE

NAB’s net profit down 42.9pc

by Staff Reporter • 28 Oct 2009

Volatility in the market has driven NAB’s net profit down 42.9 per cent to $2.6 billion during 2009.

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Funding costs to push rates higher: CBA

by Staff Reporter • 28 Oct 2009
Brokers can play a critical role in informing their clients of the impact of the higher funding costs that are likely... READ MORE

Melbourne property prices jump $30,000

by Staff Reporter • 28 Oct 2009
The median price for a property in Melbourne has climbed $30,000 in the three months to September, to sit at... READ MORE

Fewer FHBs seek finance

by Staff Reporter • 28 Oct 2009
First home buyers have officially started to pare back, with mortgage brokers noticing a dramatic drop in the level of... READ MORE

ANZ rated number one for customer satisfaction

by Staff Reporter • 28 Oct 2009

ANZ has topped the majors in terms of customer banking satisfaction, a new poll from Roy Morgan has revealed.

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Senate passes broker legislation

by Staff Reporter • 28 Oct 2009
The National Consumer Credit Protection Act was finally passed through the senate yesterday following the six month... READ MORE

Business confidence heightens threat of rate rise

by Staff Reporter • 28 Oct 2009

Business confidence for the quarter has climbed again, soaring 20 points to the highs last seen in early 2002.

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ANZ vows to toe interest rate line

by Staff Reporter • 27 Oct 2009
ANZ Bank has promised to keep step with the Reserve Bank’s adjustment to the cash rate when the Board meets in... READ MORE

Branch closures a failure: Westpac

by Staff Reporter • 27 Oct 2009
Westpac’s group executive Peter Hanlon has admitted the bank’s policy of shutting down branches was a big... READ MORE

Abandoning major banks could save borrowers $5.3b

by Staff Reporter • 27 Oct 2009

Big four customers could save $5.3 billion on their home loans each year by switching to the cheapest provider.

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Big four move fixed rates

by Staff Reporter • 27 Oct 2009

The big four have started to move their fixed rate home loans once again on the back of increased funding costs.

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MFAA reinstates 900 brokers

by Staff Reporter • 27 Oct 2009
Nearly two thirds of the 1,500 brokers terminated by the MFAA have had their membership reinstated after obtaining... READ MORE

Broker uses franchise to drum up good will

by Staff Reporter • 26 Oct 2009
Mortgage Choice franchise owner and broker, Greg Campbell, has won the Franchise Council of Australia’s 2009... READ MORE
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