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AFM boosts commercial capabilities
by Staff Reporter • 8 Sep 2009
AFM, which has been on Adelaide Bank’s residential panel since 2003, will be ready to write commercial loans from... READ MORE
Job ads up in August
by Staff Reporter • 8 Sep 2009
The total number of jobs advertised in the major metropolitan newspapers and on the internet has risen for the first... READ MORE
Interest rates to hit 5 per cent before 2011
by Staff Reporter • 7 Sep 2009
AMP Capital Investors chief economist Shane Oliver said there were clear indications from the Reserve Bank of... READ MORE
OECD predicts early economic recovery
by Staff Reporter • 4 Sep 2009
In a report released yesterday, the OECD said the economic growth across the Group of Seven countries was likely to... READ MORE
Govt guarantees to remain
by Staff Reporter • 3 Sep 2009
Treasurer Wayne Swan told The Australian Financial Review that the government would look at the term funding guarantee... READ MORE
Delinquency rate falls
by Staff Reporter • 3 Sep 2009
Moody’s Investors Service said despite the recent reduction in delinquencies, 90 days past due delinquencies were... READ MORE
Australia’s prestige ‘value for money’ suburbs revealed
by Staff Reporter • 2 Sep 2009
The group’s chief executive John McGrath said buyers in the prestige sector have begun to re-consolidate their... READ MORE
Mortgage applications rise 28pc
by Staff Reporter • 1 Sep 2009
According to Veda Advantage’s survey of consumer credit, there was a 28 per cent rise in applications for home loans... READ MORE
Clearance rates soar in Sydney and Melbourne
by Staff Reporter • 31 Aug 2009
Sydney recorded a clearance rate of 71.7 per cent with more than 160 properties sold for a total of $118.7 million.
A... READ MORE
Rate rises to hit within months
by Staff Reporter • 31 Aug 2009
NAB has warned that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will start its tightening cycle earlier than expected with the... READ MORE
Mortgage fraud rises 1,400pc in California
by Staff Reporter • 28 Aug 2009
Currently prosecutors must have search warrants in order to obtain a broker’s financial documentation. Under the new... READ MORE
US house prices register growth but still 30pc down on 2006 high
by Staff Reporter • 27 Aug 2009
The rise comes on the back of a 15 per cent drop over the past year.
According to the index, despite the recent... READ MORE
Americans default rather than make good
by Staff Reporter • 26 Aug 2009
A recent release by ratings agency Fitch said ‘cure-rates’ – the percentage of delinquent loans that return to... READ MORE
Challenger outlook positive despite net loss
by Staff Reporter • 25 Aug 2009
Last year the company posted a net loss of $44 million.
Despite the loss, on a normalised basis Challenger reported... READ MORE
Sydney and Melbourne record strong results
by Staff Reporter • 24 Aug 2009
According to Australian Property Monitors, in Melbourne 188 properties were sold over the weekend for a total of $83.2... READ MORE

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