Growth
Homeloans announces $0 get-in costs
by Staff reporter • 27 Feb 2015
The non-bank lender is waiving application and valuation fees on properties up to $2 million in value and will foot... READ MORE
Brisbane booms but three capitals fail to beat inflation rate
by Staff reporter • 27 Feb 2015
Sydney residential property prices grew by 3.4 per cent for the three months to 31 December 2014 and by 12.2 per cent... READ MORE
Internal staff versus outsourcing
by Ruan Burger • 27 Feb 2015
As a broker, our role is to sell and build relationships, but getting stuck in the back office trying to get a loan... READ MORE
Accountants lobby govt for loan guarantee scheme
by Staff reporter • 26 Feb 2015
IPA chief executive officer Andrew Conway observed that Australia is one of the only countries in the developed world... READ MORE
Prepare for pain as market enters ‘uncharted waters’
by Staff reporter • 26 Feb 2015
Residex founder John Edwards said Australia is heading into a “significantly over-supplied market” which could... READ MORE
Non-majors outpaced big four growth in 2014
by Staff reporter • 25 Feb 2015
APRA's quarterly ADI property exposure figures released yesterday show that major banks held $1,037 billion of home... READ MORE
La Trobe trims commercial rates
by Staff reporter • 25 Feb 2015
La Trobe Financial announced its new rate as 6.99 per cent, covering all commercial loans up to $2 million.
This... READ MORE
Top growth cities of past decade don’t include Sydney
by Staff reporter • 25 Feb 2015
Darwin house prices have led the way, growing by an average of 8.05 per cent per annum between January 2005 and... READ MORE
COBA names independent chair
by Staff reporter • 25 Feb 2015
Ms Machin brings 30 years’ experience to this role, including holding the chair at NRMA for six years and serving... READ MORE
Macquarie to grow white label footprint
by James Mitchell • 20 Feb 2015
In an operational briefing last week, the bank highlighted its ability to develop relationships with brokers and... READ MORE
Fraudster linked to home loan scam sentenced
by Staff reporter • 19 Feb 2015
Fairfax Media reported that Wayne John Collins was sentenced on Tuesday to a two-year community corrections order... READ MORE
AFM slashes fixed rates
by Staff reporter • 19 Feb 2015
Effective immediately, the one-year fixed rate has been slashed by 20 basis points, taking it to 4.38 per cent.... READ MORE
CUA makes 40-point rate cut
by Staff reporter • 19 Feb 2015
The biggest reductions will be on the one-year fixed loans, with the one-year basic fixed rate to be cut by 40 basis... READ MORE
Advantedge lowers fixed rates
by Staff reporter • 18 Feb 2015
Advantedge Financial Solutions has cut its three-year fixed rate by 45 basis points, its two-, four- and five-year... READ MORE
Rapid growth for CUA's loan volumes
by Staff reporter • 17 Feb 2015
The value of new loans to customers from 1 July to 31 December 2014 was up by around 75 per cent – or $800 million... READ MORE

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