Growth
Mortgage lending growth at 10 yr low
by Staff Reporter • 16 Dec 2009
According to the annual Deloitte Australian Mortgage Report: 2010 positioning for opportunity, the days of outstanding... READ MORE
Fixed rate popularity slides further
by Staff Reporter • 16 Dec 2009
According to a report by Mortgage Choice, fixed rate products have accounted for less than 10 per cent of the... READ MORE
Credit unions, building societies enjoy double-digit growth
by Staff Reporter • 16 Dec 2009
Total housing loans for credit unions grew by 10.8 per cent to $31.2 billion over the year to September, while total... READ MORE
Median house price up $20,000
by Staff Reporter • 14 Dec 2009
The report showed house prices had jumped to $481,310 from $462,180 – the highest level median prices have reached... READ MORE
Rates to rise in February
by Staff Reporter • 11 Dec 2009
NAB’s chief economist Alan Oster told Mortgage Business he expects rates to increase in February and March on the... READ MORE
Macquarie raises $215 RMBS
by Staff Reporter • 11 Dec 2009
According to a report by Moody’s, the securitised issue, called Peregrine Series Trust 2009-1, was not sold to... READ MORE
Liberty strengthens third-party team
by Staff Reporter • 11 Dec 2009
Mr Mohnacheff led Liberty’s sales team between 2001 and 2006 before leaving to take on the role of managing director... READ MORE
AFM lifts rates by just 0.1pc
by Staff Reporter • 10 Dec 2009
The increase in the rate is 0.15 per cent less than the Reserve Bank’s 25 basis points rate hike announced last... READ MORE
NZ keeps rates on hold at 2.5pc
by Staff Reporter • 10 Dec 2009
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said while the economy continued to show shoots of recovery, uncertainty about the... READ MORE
Homeowners brace for further rate rises
by Staff Reporter • 9 Dec 2009
According to Mr Oster, the Reserve Bank is likely to raise rates twice early next year and then leave them on hold for... READ MORE
Job ad strength suggests economic recovery
by Staff Reporter • 8 Dec 2009
The rise in job advertisements follows a 1.7 per cent drop in October.
Despite the recent increase, the total number... READ MORE
Homeloans Ltd takes fight to the majors
by Staff Reporter • 7 Dec 2009
The mortgage manager’s third party distribution general manager Tony Carn said the company was committed to... READ MORE
Rate rise fails to dent market activity: APM
by Staff Reporter • 7 Dec 2009
Australian Property Monitors economist Matthew Bell said clearance rates remained relatively strong last weekend,... READ MORE
Liberty covers upfront expenses
by Staff Reporter • 4 Dec 2009
The announcement follows the non-bank lender’s decision to drop rates on all of its residential loan products last... READ MORE
Australians will cope with rate rise: MFAA
by Staff Reporter • 3 Dec 2009
According to Mr Naylor, most lenders factored in interest rate rises when deciding whether to grant a loan.
“At the... READ MORE

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