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Western suburbs property to pull NSW out of the red
by Staff Reporter • 23 Sep 2009
Liverpool and Blacktown in Sydney’s Western suburbs are leading the charge in home sales and helping to drag NSW out... READ MORE
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Mid-price property set for boom: analyst
by Staff Reporter • 23 Sep 2009
Properties priced between $700,000 and $1 million are likely to show the greatest growth, according to RP Data. READ MORE
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RAMS slashes exception fees
by Staff Reporter • 23 Sep 2009
RAMS Home Loans yesterday announced that it would reduce its exception fees to $15. READ MORE
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Credit unions claw back volumes
by Staff Reporter • 23 Sep 2009
A new report from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has shown credit unions have increased their... READ MORE
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REIA slams St George property report
by Staff Reporter • 23 Sep 2009
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has hit out at a recent St George property hotspot report stressing that... READ MORE
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Brokers bullish about Q4 business
by Staff Reporter • 22 Sep 2009
Broker confidence towards volumes and overall business growth has soared, according to the latest Mortgage Business... READ MORE
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Obama bolsters US home lending
by Staff Reporter • 22 Sep 2009
The Obama administration is taking steps to shore up the country’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) program, as... READ MORE
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Connective breaks into WA market
by Staff Reporter • 22 Sep 2009
In the month since its launch, Connective’s push into Western Australia has yielded promising results. READ MORE
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White label product backed by Choice brokers
by Staff Reporter • 22 Sep 2009
Choice Aggregation Services’ new white label offering has struck a chord with its brokers writing more than $20... READ MORE
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More houses needed: HIA
by Staff Reporter • 21 Sep 2009
The Australian housing industry will have to boost its production rate by more than 70,000 new homes a year in order to... READ MORE
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Citibank and Virgin to tackle big four dominance
by Staff Reporter • 21 Sep 2009
Citibank has formed a strategic alliance with Richard Branson’s Australian Virgin Money group in a bid to... READ MORE
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Loan settlements up 26pc: LJ Hooker
by Staff Reporter • 21 Sep 2009
LJ Hooker Financial Services has seen a 26 per cent rise in loan settlement figures on this time last year on the back... READ MORE
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Sydney and Melbourne clearances stay high
by Staff Reporter • 21 Sep 2009
Sydney and Melbourne have continued their run of high clearance rates over the weekend, data from Australian Property... READ MORE
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Choice appoints AFM to lender panel
by Staff Reporter • 21 Sep 2009
Non-bank lender Australian First Mortgage (AFM) has been appointed to Choice Aggregation Services panel of lenders. READ MORE
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First home buyers set to retreat
by Staff Reporter • 21 Sep 2009
First home buyers are expected to retreat from the housing market when the government’s first home owner’s grant is... READ MORE
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Clearance rates climb
by Staff Reporter • 18 Sep 2009
Residential property sales are still riding high, according to RP Data’s weekly clearance rate results. READ MORE
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Renters still aspire to home ownership
by Staff Reporter • 18 Sep 2009
Australians are expressing more optimism about their financial future, a new report has found. READ MORE
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Consumers further in the red
by Staff Reporter • 18 Sep 2009
Australians are falling deeper into debt, a report from the Reserve Bank has found. READ MORE
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Senate inquiry calls for wholesale funding review
by Staff Reporter • 18 Sep 2009
In what could be a win for small and regional banks, a senate inquiry has urged the government to review their... READ MORE
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NAB acquisition should go through: MFAA
by Staff Reporter • 18 Sep 2009
While the ACCC has indicated that it could yet block NAB’s acquisition of Challenger’s mortgage management... READ MORE
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WA records 60pc sales increase
by Staff Reporter • 17 Sep 2009
Western Australia is enjoying a run of strong property sales, with sales volumes increasing 60 per cent between the... READ MORE
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Mortgage margin drops for CUA
by Staff Reporter • 17 Sep 2009
Credit Union Australia (CUA) has reported a net interest margin fall of 7 per cent to 1.81 per cent on its mortgage... READ MORE
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St George identifies nation’s property hotspots
by Staff Reporter • 17 Sep 2009
St George’s National Property Report released today has revealed 24 locations across the nation that are likely to... READ MORE
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Non-banks improve broker communications
by Staff Reporter • 17 Sep 2009
Some of Australia’s largest mortgage management funders will now provide brokers with five days notice to any... READ MORE
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Australia leads global property recovery
by Staff Reporter • 16 Sep 2009
Australia is leading the global recovery in residential property prices, according to research from Knight Frank. READ MORE