Francesca Krakue

Brisbane property market begins to slide

New research has found that the quarterly median house price and median unit price in Brisbane declined slightly in the September quarter, following strong supply to the ...

PROPERTY • Sun, 18 Dec 2016

Weak GDP data hits consumer confidence

Consumer confidence fell sharply last week, with the headline index dropping to its lowest level since May, new research has found.

ECONOMY • Thu, 15 Dec 2016

Non-mining economy ‘losing steam’ as business conditions fall

The aggregate level of business conditions dropped in November, falling to its long-run average for the first time since April 2015, which according to NAB suggests that ...

ECONOMY • Thu, 15 Dec 2016

House price growth slowest in 3 years

The strength of supply in Australia’s housing market has resulted in the slowest rate of house price growth in three years, according to the Property Council of Australia

INNOVATION • Wed, 14 Dec 2016

Apple Pay now available to FlexiGroup cards customers

The ASX-listed diversified financial services firm announced earlier this week that Apple Pay is now being offered to customers of its subsidiary card brands.

ECONOMY • Wed, 14 Dec 2016

Mutual lender takes out top spot for customer satisfaction

Heritage Bank has been named the best for customer satisfaction, according to a recent study by a global market research firm.

LENDER • Tue, 13 Dec 2016

Housing contraction contributing to GDP decline

Reduced activity in the housing industry could be partly to blame for the first quarterly contraction in Australia’s economy since 2011, the Housing Industry Association ...

ECONOMY • Sun, 11 Dec 2016

Latest round of rate hikes ‘a sign of what's to come’

Recent decisions made by the major banks to lift their fixed-rate mortgages suggest that variable rate hikes are on the way, according to mortgage comparison site ...

ECONOMY • Tue, 06 Dec 2016

Cash rate to hold today, rise in 2017: RateCity

The Reserve Bank is likely to keep the official cash rate at its historic low of 1.50 per cent when the board meets today but move on rates next year, a mortgage ...

ECONOMY • Mon, 05 Dec 2016