Growth

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Australian executives braced for tough times

by Staff Reporter • 5 Aug 2008
Australian business confidence has dropped rapidly as economic conditions show signs of further deterioration. READ MORE
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Job market shrinks

by Staff Reporter • 5 Aug 2008
Job ads continued to fall in July but the overall rate of decline has slowed compared to previous months, ANZ’s... READ MORE
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Property prices will not fall 10 per cent: RP Data, Rismark

by Staff Reporter • 1 Aug 2008
Forecasts that house prices will fall by 10 per cent over the coming year are ungrounded, RP Data and Rismark... READ MORE
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ASF presses for initiatives to protect securitisation

by Staff Reporter • 31 Jul 2008
The Australian Securitisation Forum (ASF) yesterday reignited calls for the government to address liquidity and... READ MORE
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GE Money to fund AFM

by Staff Reporter • 31 Jul 2008
Australian First Mortgage has bolstered its access to funding through partnering with GE Money Third Party Solutions... READ MORE
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Country wide house prices falls recorded: APM

by Staff Reporter • 30 Jul 2008
National housing markets recorded their weakest quarter in four years in June, with widespread falls in values... READ MORE
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Demand for fixed-rates slides

by Staff Reporter • 25 Jul 2008
Borrowers would seem confident that rates are at or near their peak as the demand for fixed-rate loans declines. READ MORE
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Rents skyrocket across the country

by Staff Reporter • 24 Jul 2008
The cost to rent soared over the twelve months to June with double digit growth recorded in five out of eight... READ MORE
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Arrears on prime low docs rise to new high

by Staff Reporter • 24 Jul 2008
Arrears on prime residential mortgages reached an all time high in May, Standard & Poor’s Australian Prime... READ MORE
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CPI rises to decade high

by Staff Reporter • 23 Jul 2008
Inflation hit an annual rate of 4.5 per cent in the June quarter, data from the ABS revealed today. READ MORE