Growth

Property market gears up for bumper season

by Staff Reporter • 11 Sep 2009

The level of real estate agent activity has risen by 17 percent since the start of June and is 31 percent higher than... READ MORE

Interest rates to remain on hold - for now

by Staff Reporter • 11 Sep 2009

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the number of people employed in full time work fell by 30,800 last... READ MORE

Consumer confidence surges

by Staff Reporter • 10 Sep 2009

The Westpac–Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index surged by 5.2 per cent in September to reach 119.3, a... READ MORE

Business confidence climbs to 6 yr high

by Staff Reporter • 9 Sep 2009

According to the National Australia Bank’s monthly business survey and economic outlook, business confidence climbed... READ MORE

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

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