Growth

Commercial clearance rates sink in May

by Staff Reporter • 14 Jun 2008

Commercial auction clearance rates fell to a record low 39 per cent in May, with only 83 of 213 properties selling... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 13 Jun 2008

With ANZ the only big five bank yet to announce changes to broker commissions, the second tier banks have now taken... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 12 Jun 2008

The US mortgage market has showed signs of improvement, data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) showed... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 12 Jun 2008

Consumer sentiment took an unanticipated 5.6 per cent plunge in June, the Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 12 Jun 2008

Commercial loan commitments dropped in April to $32.601 billion, seasonally adjusted, ABS figures highlighted... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 11 Jun 2008

Lehman Brothers announced overnight that it expected a second quarter loss of US$2.8 billion ($2.95 billion), which... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 10 Jun 2008

The Australian business community has bleak expectations for the September quarter, Dun & Bradstreet’s... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 10 Jun 2008

Australian house values experienced the largest quarterly fall in five years during the March quarter, according to... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 5 Jun 2008

Gross domestic product (GDP) rose a surprising 0.6 per cent, seasonally adjusted, in the March quarter ABS data... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 4 Jun 2008

The RBA left interest rates unchanged today at 7.25 per cent as opposing forces once again left considerable... READ MORE