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Entries for national awards now open - Apr 2015
by Huntley Mitchell • 2 Apr 2015
Nominations for the fifth annual Australian Broking Awards are now open, with the winners to be announced at a... READ MORE
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Lender unveils new full-doc product
by Staff reporter • 2 Apr 2015
Australian First Mortgage has launched a new full-doc product in response to the “overwhelming growth in demand”. READ MORE
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Housing boom may be drawing to a close
by Staff reporter • 2 Apr 2015
Property price growth has started to look very modest throughout Australia, with the notable exception of Sydney. READ MORE
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Capital city populations growing at 1.9pc
by Staff reporter • 2 Apr 2015
Perth is the fastest-growing capital city in Australia, but Canberra has the fastest-growing suburbs. READ MORE
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Regionals urge govt to overhaul mortgage disparities
by Staff reporter • 1 Apr 2015
Four of Australia’s regional banks have called on the government to act now to fix the ‘inequitable’ framework... READ MORE
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Brokerage unveils new mortgage comparison site
by Staff reporter • 1 Apr 2015
A Sydney-based broking group has developed a ‘one-stop research tool’ to generate more leads from Chinese... READ MORE
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Property Council cries foul over foreign buyer reforms
by Nick Bendel • 1 Apr 2015
A proposed crackdown on foreign investors could punish first home buyers and push Sydney prices even higher. READ MORE
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Report points to rises in both supply and demand
by Staff reporter • 1 Apr 2015
Conflicting evidence has confused the debate about whether the market is cooling or will continue booming. READ MORE
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New research dispels property myths
by Staff reporter • 1 Apr 2015
Research by an online property portal has revealed a critical link between Sydney's property values, infrastructure... READ MORE
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Landmark report sparks commissions debate
by James Mitchell • 31 Mar 2015
A senior adviser at a national financial services group believes the regulatory spotlight could soon be turned on... READ MORE
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Virgin Money to re-enter broker channel
by James Mitchell • 31 Mar 2015
Bank of Queensland has revealed its plans for Virgin Money's return to the broker market. READ MORE
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Lender offers submission quality bonus
by Staff reporter • 31 Mar 2015
Bluestone Mortgages has announced it will reward brokers with a $500 bonus for submitting a loan application that... READ MORE
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Population forecasts point to new housing trend
by Staff reporter • 31 Mar 2015
Affordability could become a bigger problem in the decades ahead as the rise in single-person households makes property... READ MORE
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Broking group highlights borrowers' Easter opportunity
by Staff reporter • 31 Mar 2015
The Easter long weekend is the perfect opportunity for borrowers to re-evaluate their mortgage, according to one... READ MORE
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Firstfolio rebrands, restructures leadership team
by Staff reporter • 30 Mar 2015
ASX-listed mortgage group Firstfolio will operate under a different name after shareholders voted in favour of the... READ MORE
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Bank CEO to step down
by Staff reporter • 30 Mar 2015
The CEO of a mutual Australian bank has announced his retirement. READ MORE
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Homeloans makes further cuts to rates and fees
by Staff reporter • 30 Mar 2015
Homeloans has announced it will drop the rates and get-in costs for two of its variable rate products. READ MORE
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FHB confidence at record high
by Staff reporter • 30 Mar 2015
Confidence among first home buyers has soared to a record high this month, according to research by Genworth. READ MORE
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Bluestone continues BDM team expansion
by Staff reporter • 30 Mar 2015
Bluestone Mortgages has welcomed another BDM to its team with the appointment of Shamith Kannangara, which the firm... READ MORE
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Better Business Summit 2015: Sydney
by Reporter • 27 Mar 2015
The Sydney leg of The Adviser's Better Business Summit proved to be a hit with brokers and other industry... READ MORE
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Lender reveals record-low rate
by Staff reporter • 27 Mar 2015
One Australian lender has just announced a three-year fixed rate home loan under 4 per cent. READ MORE
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Brokers drive mortgage growth for regional bank
by Staff reporter • 27 Mar 2015
The Bank of Queensland has revealed plans to significantly boost its share of the third-party lending space. READ MORE
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Lenders play down SMSF loan growth
by James Mitchell • 27 Mar 2015
A new report from Deloitte has found SMSF investors will play a relatively small role in the growth of the mortgage... READ MORE
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Industry bodies hit back at RBA
by Emma Ryan • 27 Mar 2015
The mortgage broking industry’s peak bodies have come out swinging in defence of brokers and the third-party... READ MORE
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KPMG director joins MyState as tech boss
by Staff reporter • 27 Mar 2015
MyState has announced the appointment of Paul Moss as its general manager of technology and operations. READ MORE