Growth
Budget fails to ease consumers? inflationary expectations
by Staff Reporter • 23 May 2008
The proportion of the Institute’s survey respondents that expected annual inflation to fall within the RBA... READ MORE
Back room efficiencies
by Staff Reporter • 21 May 2008
In a lending landscape that is being shaped by the credit crunch and funding concerns, ‘big’ is not always... READ MORE
Seiza pulls back on funding
by Staff Reporter • 21 May 2008
Jo Parkinson, director of Seiza, told Mortgage Business the boutique funder was “very much still in... READ MORE
UCU and mecu to merge
by Staff Reporter • 20 May 2008
If approved, the merger would see the UCU business transfer to mecu to create a $1.7 billion credit union with 17... READ MORE
Four capital cities report negative growth in April
by Staff Reporter • 19 May 2008
Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart and Perth all recorded negative price growth of between 0.21 per cent (Hobart) and 0.74 per... READ MORE
Residential property listings up 74 per cent
by Staff Reporter • 19 May 2008
The total number of listings on the national property market averaged around 132,700 in April, RP Data said last... READ MORE
Freddie Mac losses ?an improvement?
by Staff Reporter • 15 May 2008
Chairman and chief executive of Freddie Mac Richard F. Syron said the result was a good result, despite ongoing... READ MORE
RMBS arrears rise, further losses expected
by Staff Reporter • 15 May 2008
Vera Chaplin, Standard & Poor’s RMBS credit analyst, said the change was not uncommon due to the seasonal... READ MORE
Budget won?t rid economy of inflationary pressures
by Staff Reporter • 14 May 2008
Delivering a record surplus of $21.7 billion, the Rudd Government said the 2008 budget would bring some well needed... READ MORE
Budget brings First Home Savers Accounts to life
by Staff Reporter • 14 May 2008
In particular, the budget allocated $1.2 billion to the much anticipated First Home Savers Accounts, where first home... READ MORE
PMI Australia reports healthy first quarter earnings
by Staff Reporter • 13 May 2008
PMI Australia reported a record net income of US$30.5 million ($32.2 million) for the quarter – an increase of... READ MORE
Personal, commercial finance commitments drop in March
by Staff Reporter • 13 May 2008
Compared to February, personal finance commitments fell in March by 11.5 per cent to $6.527 billion, seasonally... READ MORE
Rents outgrowing wages in Sydney
by Staff Reporter • 9 May 2008
Sydney rents are rising significantly faster than wages, new data released from Housing NSW reveals.
According to the... READ MORE
Bleak outlook for industry growth: AFG
by Staff Reporter • 6 May 2008
According to AFG’s latest Mortgage Index, mortgage sales rose 9.65 per cent month on month compared to March... READ MORE

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