Growth
Freddie Mac equivalent for Australia?
by Staff Reporter • 27 Mar 2008
Joshua Gans of the Melbourne Business School and Christopher Joye of Rismark said in a proposal to the federal... READ MORE
Solid potential for guarantor loans
by Staff Reporter • 26 Mar 2008
ING DIRECT’s Mortgage Monitor report released last week found that almost one quarter of parents (23 per cent)... READ MORE
Wilson National to strengthen white label offering
by Staff Reporter • 25 Mar 2008
Business development director Rob Morse said Wilson National’s white label products offer a low cost, high... READ MORE
Melbourne rental vacancies drop below one per cent
by Staff Reporter • 20 Mar 2008
According to Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) chief executive Enzo Raimondo a rental vacancy rate of below... READ MORE
Rents increase rapidly
by Staff Reporter • 20 Mar 2008
RP Data yesterday revealed that lack of supply of rental accommodation had resulted in rents increasing by at least... READ MORE
$500 million Bluestone boost
by Staff Reporter • 20 Mar 2008
“Westpac is standing firmly behind us and doing a great job,” Bluestone chairman Alistair Jeffery told... READ MORE
Reverse mortgage growth stunted by slow second half performance
by Staff Reporter • 19 Mar 2008
Sales for the first half of the year were strong at $271 million, however this retracted to around $195 million for... READ MORE
US rates cut by 0.75 per cent
by Staff Reporter • 19 Mar 2008
The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee – which sets monetary policy – attributed the cut to... READ MORE
Uncomfortably high inflation behind March rate rise: RBA minutes
by Staff Reporter • 19 Mar 2008
“Members viewed the standard macroeconomic considerations as continuing to suggest the need for further... READ MORE
House price growth outweighs income increases
by Staff Reporter • 18 Mar 2008
The report found that while house prices increased by 400 per cent between 1986 and 2007 incomes increased by just... READ MORE
Fed moves to bolster market liquidity
by Staff Reporter • 18 Mar 2008
One of the measures, announced Sunday, was to cut the bank lending rate by 0.25 per cent to 3.25 per cent.
The Fed... READ MORE
Property values hit by rate rise: Residex
by Staff Reporter • 17 Mar 2008
House prices fell in most capital cities over the month of February, according to the property analyst.
Hobart... READ MORE
End in sight for global sub-prime write-downs?
by Staff Reporter • 17 Mar 2008
In two reports released last week, the ratings agency said that valuation write-downs of sub-prime asset-backed... READ MORE
Macquarie low-doc rate jumps 70 basis points
by Staff Reporter • 14 Mar 2008
Macquarie Mortgages has raised the rate on its stated
income low doc loans by 70 basis points.
A Macquarie... READ MORE
Bluestone to wind back residential and commercial origination
by Staff Reporter • 14 Mar 2008
Bluestone founder and chairman Alistair Jeffery said it
would be irresponsible to continue to lend at high volumes... READ MORE

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