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Jan rise for UK housing market
by Staff Reporter • 9 Feb 2009
UK house prices rose by 1.9 per cent in January, the latest Halifax House Price Index has revealed. READ MORE
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Refunds boasts top BRW ranking
by Staff Reporter • 7 Feb 2009
Refund Home Loans (Refund) has topped BRW magazine’s Fast Franchisees ranking on the metric of fastest growing... READ MORE
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Brokers to swing to second-tier banks?
by Staff Reporter • 6 Feb 2009
Banks outside the big five could see a bigger share of broker originated loans in 2009 but only if they can deliver... READ MORE
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Mortgage Choice secures sixth consecutive BRW ranking
by Staff Reporter • 6 Feb 2009
Mortgage Choice has again achieved a placing on BRW’s Fast Franchisees ranking. READ MORE
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New Alliance referral relationship to boost broker numbers
by Staff Reporter • 6 Feb 2009
Melbourne-based Alliance Financial Group (Alliance) has secured an agreement to be the recommended financier for home... READ MORE
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First time buyer activity 'all time high': AFG
by Staff Reporter • 6 Feb 2009
Mortgage sales to first time buyers jumped to an all time high in January, according to AFG’s recently released AFG... READ MORE
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More lenders pass on full 100bps cut
by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2009
A number of lenders have joined the big four in passing on all of this month’s cash rate reduction to borrowers. READ MORE
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Office vacancies hit 17 year high
by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2009
Australia’s office vacancy rates have surged as a result of swelling supply and shrinking demand. READ MORE
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Consumers spend big in December
by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2009
Retail spending recorded the strongest monthly increase in December since August 2000 exceeding even the most... READ MORE
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Poor bank service levels continue to hurt broker channel
by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2009
A blowout in the big banks’ servicing times is continuing to hinder brokers’ ability to operate... READ MORE
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Building slump defies ?08 rate reductions
by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2009
Figures released by the ABS yesterday showed significantly lower interest rates at the end of last year failed to kick... READ MORE
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Rate cut to fuel commercial property investment
by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2009
February’s 1 per cent cash rate reduction is expected to drive increased investor demand for commercial... READ MORE
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Aussie brand to swallow Wizard
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2009
Aussie Home Loans has today confirmed that the Wizard Home Loans brand is to disappear. READ MORE
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Brokers tip rate cut to boost refinancing and first time buyer...
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2009
Brokers have welcomed the Reserve Bank’s latest rate reduction and are confident it will lead to greater... READ MORE
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Firstfolio reports increase in earnings
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2009
Listed mortgage and financial services group Firstfolio today announced a significant increase in its half year... READ MORE
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Banks deliver full rate relief to borrowers
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2009
The major banks have wasted no time in passing on yesterday’s 100 basis point cash rate reduction. READ MORE
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Rudd pumps billions in to economy to combat crisis
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2009
The federal government has armed the economy with a $42 billion arsenal with which to fight the advancing global... READ MORE
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RBA delivers full one per cent
by Staff Reporter • 4 Feb 2009
The Reserve Bank of Australia this afternoon confirmed what economists expected by delivering a 1 per cent cut to the... READ MORE
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Consumer spending exceeds expectations
by Staff Reporter • 3 Feb 2009
Solid post Christmas spending could indicate that Australian consumers have responded to lower interest rates and the... READ MORE
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Tougher loan criteria for US borrowers
by Staff Reporter • 3 Feb 2009
US lenders continued to tighten their lending standards in the last three months of 2008, the Federal Reserve’s... READ MORE
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Commonwealth Bank to deliver better than expected profit
by Staff Reporter • 3 Feb 2009
The Commonwealth Bank has announced a profit upgrade for its first half results – a surprise for the market... READ MORE
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Government urged to deliver tax cuts
by Staff Reporter • 3 Feb 2009
Tax relief and public infrastructure investment should be priorities in the government’s next stimulus package... READ MORE
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Capital city house prices slip in December quarter
by Staff Reporter • 3 Feb 2009
Figures released by the Bureau of Statistics yesterday show the weighted average national house price dropped by 3.3... READ MORE
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Cash rate tipped to fall by 1pc tomorrow
by Staff Reporter • 2 Feb 2009
The cash rate is expected to fall to 3.25 per cent tomorrow and could fall below 2 per cent by the end of 2009,... READ MORE
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Economic uncertainty sends borrowing levels south
by Staff Reporter • 2 Feb 2009
Private sector borrowing has contracted for the first time since the early 1990s fuelled by nervous businesses who are... READ MORE