Mortgage and Finance Brokers Breaking News - The Adviser

First home buyer activity boosts mortgage market performance

by Staff Reporter • 24 Dec 2009

The Australian mortgage market has tentatively started to recover from the effects of the global financial crisis, a... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 23 Dec 2009

Confidence in the US economy is starting to re-emerge after sales of previously owned homes surged in November thanks... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 23 Dec 2009

The property market has outperformed the expectations of many industry commentators throughout 2009, but some suburbs... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 23 Dec 2009

First time home buyers are searching for cheaper and smaller homes located further from city centres in an attempt to... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 23 Dec 2009

Firstfolio has officially completed two of the three acquisitions it announced last month, taking the group’s total... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 22 Dec 2009

A record number of first home buyers have taken advantage of the first home owner’s grant, new statistics from the... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 22 Dec 2009

Investors are expected to take a dominant role in the market in 2010, according to Mortgage Choice’s chief executive... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 22 Dec 2009

Low interest rates and extra government stimulus have helped sales volumes surge by more than 140 per cent in some... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 22 Dec 2009

Despite slower market conditions, NAB has managed to grow its overall SME lending book by $5 billion over the last 12... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 22 Dec 2009

HSBC will cut its standard variable rate by 1.5 per cent in a new ‘Summer Sale’ campaign. READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 21 Dec 2009

Westpac has successfully priced $2 billion of residential mortgage backed securities last Friday. READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 21 Dec 2009

RHG remains in a trading halt following a ruling last week by the NSW Supreme Court that it had defaulted on repayments... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 21 Dec 2009

Despite Christmas traditionally seen as a quiet period for property agents, Melbourne and Sydney continued to perform... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 21 Dec 2009

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has decided to delay the implementation of its proposed new... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 21 Dec 2009

The decision by three of the majors to move out of step with the Reserve Bank could mean the official cash rate will be... READ MORE