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Leading sales coach joins Resi

by Staff Reporter • 12 Jun 2009
Resi Mortgage Corporation has appointed one of the industry’s leading sales coaches to the role of national...READ MORE

Foreclosures down; Wall Street pushes to 2009 high

by Staff Reporter • 12 Jun 2009
Conditions in the United States continue to show signs of improvement with foreclosure activity declining in... READ MORE

Unemployment hikes in May

by Staff Reporter • 12 Jun 2009
Australia’s unemployment rate yesterday shifted closer to 6 per cent but remains one of the lowest in the... READ MORE

Borrowers weather the downturn

by Staff Reporter • 12 Jun 2009
Further data has emerged revealing an encouraging trend in domestic arrears levels but difficult economic conditions... READ MORE

Traders tip rates to rise

by Staff Reporter • 12 Jun 2009
Prospects of higher interest rates are increasing as expectations of official cash rate rises increase sharply and... READ MORE

NZ rates on hold, further reductions not ruled out

by Staff Reporter • 11 Jun 2009
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) left the country’s official cash rate on hold at its monetary policy... READ MORE

Sentiment soars as economy dodges recession

by Staff Reporter • 11 Jun 2009
Consumer sentiment has rocketed this month off the back of news last week that the economy has avoided a... READ MORE

No denial of rate rise at CBA

by Staff Reporter • 11 Jun 2009

Home loan rates could soon be on the rise with CBA refusing to rule out the prospect of a hike to thier rates.

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Heritage committed to brokers

by Staff Reporter • 11 Jun 2009
Heritage Building Society has reinforced its commitment to third-party distribution despite its decision to... READ MORE

Investors, FHBs, drive borrowing activity up

by Staff Reporter • 11 Jun 2009
The latest data from the ABS has revealed a continued upswing in housing finance activity, driven by first home buyers... READ MORE

Kerr's broker ex-boyfriend jailed

by Staff Reporter • 11 Jun 2009
The former boyfriend of supermodel Miranda Kerr has been sentenced to jail after being found guilty of fraud relating... READ MORE

No firm govt commitment to continue RMBS programme

by Staff Reporter • 10 Jun 2009
With $6.2 billion already spent of the government’s planned $8 billion injection into RMBS, there has been no... READ MORE

Bleak outlook for commercial property values

by Staff Reporter • 10 Jun 2009
Australian commercial property will follow global markets in a downward slide over the next 12 months before bottoming... READ MORE

Luxury property market hot spots revealed

by Staff Reporter • 10 Jun 2009
The new suburb of Breakfast Point, on the Parramatta River, has been named the number one location for purchasing... READ MORE

Queensland repossessions climb to record levels

by Staff Reporter • 10 Jun 2009

Claims to repossess homes in Queensland jumped to a all time high in April, a new report has revealed.

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Heritage pulls loans from broker channel

by Staff Reporter • 9 Jun 2009
Heritage Building Society has temporarily withdrawn lending products from the market as it seeks to better manage... READ MORE

FHB boom shifting to investors

by Staff Reporter • 9 Jun 2009
The peak of first home buyer activity has now passed, according to AFG, who has recorded its second consecutive... READ MORE

MFAA praised for raising industry professionalism

by Staff Reporter • 9 Jun 2009
The federal minister for superannuation and corporate law has praised the MFAA for elevating industry standards and... READ MORE

Signs of recovery for Gold Coast market

by Staff Reporter • 9 Jun 2009
A long awaited stabilisation of the Gold Coast apartment market may have finally arrived with high-rise clearance... READ MORE

Australian office markets strong on international standards: CBRE

by Staff Reporter • 9 Jun 2009
Office markets in Australia and the greater Pacific region are outperforming international counterparts, according to... READ MORE

Home loan affordability continues to climb

by Staff Reporter • 9 Jun 2009
Only just over a quarter of the average Australian pay packet is now used to service mortgage debt, a new report has... READ MORE

Auction sales volumes, clearance rates down

by Staff Reporter • 9 Jun 2009
Auction clearance rates and volumes on the eastern seaboard posted falls as Australians celebrated the Queen’s... READ MORE

RBA backs lender rate cut restraint

by Staff Reporter • 5 Jun 2009
Banks may have been given the green light to hold back on further rate cuts after RBA governor Glenn Stevens... READ MORE

UK banks cash-in on high SVRs

by Staff Reporter • 5 Jun 2009
Banks in the United Kingdom have been accused of profiteering with the average standard variable rate (SVR) now priced... READ MORE

Macquarie launches insurance product for brokers

by Staff Reporter • 5 Jun 2009
Macquarie Bank has released a new mortgage insurance product to be sold through intermediaries, a move it says... READ MORE

CBA defends Bankwest takeover

by Staff Reporter • 5 Jun 2009

CBA has hit back at claims its takeover of Bankwest has added to decreased market competition.

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Chief of failed US lender guilty of fraud

by Staff Reporter • 5 Jun 2009
The former chief of Countrywide Financial – which succumbed to the sub-prime crisis last year – has been... READ MORE

Mortgage operation unaffected by administration: Pisces

by Staff Reporter • 4 Jun 2009
Technology firm Pisces Group has placed itself in voluntary administration but has emphasised its mortgage business... READ MORE

Supermodel's ex broker boyfriend guilty of fraud

by Staff Reporter • 4 Jun 2009
A former mortgage broker and ex-boyfriend of supermodel Miranda Kerr was yesterday found guilty on one count of fraud... READ MORE

RAMS awarded Non-Bank Lender of the Year

by Staff Reporter • 4 Jun 2009
RAMS Home Loans has been recognised as Non-Bank Lender of the Year in Money Magazine’s Consumer Finance... READ MORE
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