Growth
NZ rates hit record low
by Staff Reporter • 12 Mar 2009
The reduction brings New Zealand’s cash rate to 3 per cent – 5.25 per cent lower than its peak last... READ MORE
Housing finance continues to grow
by Staff Reporter • 11 Mar 2009
The total number of dwellings financed in January increased by 3.5 per cent, seasonally adjusted, to 53,713.
The... READ MORE
Business conditions, expectations weaken
by Staff Reporter • 11 Mar 2009
According to the NAB index, business conditions fell 9 points in February to -20 index points, a level not seen since... READ MORE
Financial crisis to become 'great recession': IMF
by Staff Reporter • 11 Mar 2009
Speaking at an anti-crisis meeting in Tanzania, IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn suggested the current... READ MORE
Job ad plunge sign of worse to come
by Staff Reporter • 11 Mar 2009
According to ANZ, job advertisements on the internet and in newspapers fell by 10.4 per cent in February to a weekly... READ MORE
Retail property investment activity tipped to rise
by Staff Reporter • 10 Mar 2009
According to research released by Colliers International, the recent 400 basis point reduction in the cash rate, and... READ MORE
Global economy to shrink in 2009 on back of crisis
by Staff Reporter • 10 Mar 2009
In a paper for next Saturday’s meeting of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, the World Bank... READ MORE
Small business finance to improve
by Staff Reporter • 9 Mar 2009
The meeting, which was prompted over concerns that small businesses were being refused vital credit, resulted in... READ MORE
Mixed results for nation's auction clearance rate
by Staff Reporter • 9 Mar 2009
The city achieved a clearance rate of 66.1 per cent, up from the 60.6 per cent registered last weekend and 50.0... READ MORE
CBA tightens first home buyer criteria
by Staff Reporter • 8 Mar 2009
CBA’s new requirement is the result of growing concerns over the quality of loans to first home buyers and in... READ MORE
Papachatgis to lead ALI
by Staff Reporter • 6 Mar 2009
Keith Cohen and Brian Pillemer, who founded the business in 2002, will now step back from the business having sold... READ MORE
Homeside cuts rates
by Staff Reporter • 6 Mar 2009
This takes the variable interest rate on the Homeside HomePlus Special Offer to 5.17 per cent. The new rate will... READ MORE
Australia suffers first quarterly contraction
by Staff Reporter • 5 Mar 2009
In the three months to December gross domestic product contracted by 0.5 per cent, taking the annual rate of economic... READ MORE
Home loan arrears on the rise
by Staff Reporter • 5 Mar 2009
Moody’s Investors Service said yesterday that delinquencies of greater than 30 days reached a high of 1.58 per... READ MORE
Sydney property hotspots revealed
by Staff Reporter • 4 Mar 2009
According to the realty group, Leichhardt, Summer Hill, Stanmore, Rozelle, Granville, Liverpool, Fairfield, Macquarie... READ MORE

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