Growth
Auction market cools in winter
by Staff Reporter • 21 Jun 2010
There is increasing hesitation among home buyers to jump on the property bandwagon, with auction clearance rates... READ MORE
Australian property market among best in world
by Staff Reporter • 21 Jun 2010
Australia’s property market has been named as one of the best in the world, thanks to a 20 per cent increase in... READ MORE
AMP waives loan fees
by Staff Reporter • 18 Jun 2010
In a sign that competition is reemerging in the home loan market, AMP has announced that it will waive the... READ MORE
Fixed rates back en vogue - JUNE 2010
by Staff Reporter • 18 Jun 2010
The recent reduction in fixed rate mortgages suggests Australia could be coming to the end of the upwards rate... READ MORE
Lawfund gets a new name
by Staff Reporter • 18 Jun 2010
As of 1 July, Lawfund will be renamed Firstfolio Aggregation.
Firstfolio’s general manager of third party... READ MORE
Winter hotspots revealed
by Staff Reporter • 17 Jun 2010
Despite the recent winter property market cool-down, there are still some active hotspots, Raine & Horne chief... READ MORE
Outlook glum for property market: HIA
by Staff Reporter • 17 Jun 2010
Despite posting a modest increase in housing starts, the outlook for the new financial year remains sombre.
According... READ MORE
Prime RMBS arrears on the rise
by Staff Reporter • 16 Jun 2010
Arrears on residential mortgage loans underlying Australian prime residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS)... READ MORE
Consumer optimism reaches GFC low
by Staff Reporter • 16 Jun 2010
Despite the RBA’s decision to keep rates on hold, consumer optimism has dropped for the second consecutive month,... READ MORE
Auction activity plummets
by Staff Reporter • 15 Jun 2010
Auction activity in Melbourne has taken a tumble, with just 59.9 per cent of properties clearing over the weekend.
The... READ MORE
House price growth to stall
by Staff Reporter • 15 Jun 2010
A slow-down in house price growth is on the cards, according to BIS Shrapnel.
The economic forecaster has revealed in... READ MORE
Residential slowdown results in vendor discounting
by Staff Reporter • 11 Jun 2010
The recent slowdown in Australia’s residential property market could result in greater vendor discounting, RP Data... READ MORE
Business confidence drops again
by Staff Reporter • 9 Jun 2010
Business confidence has fallen for the third consecutive month, forcing NAB to revise its growth forecasts.
According... READ MORE
Abacus helps raise cyber awareness
by Staff Reporter • 8 Jun 2010
Abacus has thrown its support behind the federal government’s National Cyber Security Awareness Week, which runs... READ MORE
Advertised job positions surge
by Staff Reporter • 8 Jun 2010
In a further sign that the Australian economy is improving, job ads are growing at the fastest rate in more than two... READ MORE

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