Growth
Bernanke defends low interest rates
by Staff Reporter • 5 Jan 2010
In a speech to the American Economic Association’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Mr Bernanke blamed lax regulation for... READ MORE
Double digit growth for housing in 2009
by Staff Reporter • 4 Jan 2010
House prices rose by 1.1 per cent in November 2009, for a cumulative growth of 11.3 per cent in the first 11 months of... READ MORE
Commercial property poised for recovery
by Staff Reporter • 31 Dec 2009
CB Richard Ellis executive director of research Kevin Stanley told AAP that the round of declines in commercial... READ MORE
Business outcomes - Hiring for growth
by Staff Reporter • 31 Dec 2009
There are a number of drivers for growing staffing levels. Some brokers have ambitions to take their business from a... READ MORE
Sustainable housing price growth tipped for year ahead
by Staff Reporter • 30 Dec 2009
According to AMP chief economist Shane Oliver the sharp increases in property values seen in 2009 will not carry... READ MORE
Gen Y’s struggle in quest for home ownership
by Staff Reporter • 24 Dec 2009
According to data collected by Loan Market Group, more than one in 10 mortgage applications from the Generation Y age... READ MORE
US property confidence rallies
by Staff Reporter • 23 Dec 2009
Used-home sales increased for the third consecutive month, rising by 7.4 per cent to a 6.54 million annual rate from... READ MORE
Firstfolio completes $5.5 b in acquisitions
by Staff Reporter • 23 Dec 2009
The company has completed the separate acquisitions of the $3.5 billion loan aggregation portfolio and 35-franchise... READ MORE
Brisbane’s top 10 hottest suburbs revealed
by Staff Reporter • 22 Dec 2009
According to the report, 10 suburbs across Brisbane have recorded unprecedented sales volume growth since the... READ MORE
NAB grows SME book by $5b
by Staff Reporter • 22 Dec 2009
The bank’s lending book now sits in excess of $100 billion, having lent more than $35 billion to SMEs in 2009.
NAB... READ MORE
Sydney and Melbourne defy Christmas cool-down
by Staff Reporter • 21 Dec 2009
In Melbourne, 607 properties were listed for sale, significantly up on the 171 listed this time last year.
Although... READ MORE
US keeps cash rate on hold
by Staff Reporter • 18 Dec 2009
The Federal Open Market Committee headed by chairman Ben Bernanke said there had been “some improvement in economic... READ MORE
RHG defaults on $300m loan
by Staff Reporter • 18 Dec 2009
According to a report by AAP, the court ruled yesterday that the listed mortgage owner was in default on a loan used... READ MORE
Christmas activity expected to surge
by Staff Reporter • 18 Dec 2009
According to RP Data’s national research director Tim Lawless, relatively low interest rates, government stimulus... READ MORE
Firstfolio deepens distribution channel
by Staff Reporter • 17 Dec 2009
Medibank Private is the third financial services partner to sign up to BLOOM, a proprietary business-to-business... READ MORE

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