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GMAC-RFC suspends funding

by Staff Reporter • 19 Jun 2008
Effective 10.30 a.m. today GMAC-RFC (GMAC) ceased funding new loans while it undergoes a “strategic... READ MORE
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Heritage Building Society to raise $95m

by Staff Reporter • 18 Jun 2008
Heritage Building Society will raise $95 million through the private sale of mortgage-backed bonds. READ MORE
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Residential loan performance slides: Moody's

by Staff Reporter • 18 Jun 2008
Spiralling average loan sizes and LVRs over the last three years could spell trouble for lenders, Moody’s... READ MORE
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LJ Hooker to add 100 loan consultants

by Staff Reporter • 17 Jun 2008
100 loan consultants will join LJ Hooker’s real estate network by the end of the year in response to an increase... READ MORE
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Suncorp to focus on growth in booming WA

by Staff Reporter • 17 Jun 2008
Banking group Suncorp will close five of its retail banking branches in regional NSW and its Bendigo branch in... READ MORE
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Clearance rates still struggle

by Staff Reporter • 17 Jun 2008
Nationwide auction clearance rates rose slightly to 46.2 over the weekend but were still substantially down from... READ MORE
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Population explosion to drive rents up

by Staff Reporter • 16 Jun 2008
Record high national population growth is expected to fuel strong rental increases in most capital cities across... READ MORE
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G-8 ministers warn of global inflation risk

by Staff Reporter • 16 Jun 2008
Worldwide inflation is of a greater concern than the global credit crisis, according to G-8 finance ministers. READ MORE
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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
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No immediate commission cuts expected: Adelaide, ING

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