Powered by MOMENTUM MEDIA
Mortgage business logo
Prices to drop 8% this year: CBA

Dwelling prices will fall eight per cent this year and be 15 per cent down peak-to-trough, according to the major bank.

How the RBA's rate move will impact mortgagors

Following the RBA's October cash rate decision, several commentators have flagged the dollar impact to borrowers.

Refinancing hits new record high: ABS

The value of owner-occupier refinances set a new record high in August, after $18.8 billion of mortgages were moved across ...

Qld begins home buyback scheme

The first property buyback offers have been accepted by flood-affected home owners in South-East Queensland.

2.60% cash rate confirmed

The Reserve Bank of Australia has increased the cash to 2.60 per cent for October, a move not widely predicted by bank ...

Cash rate to hit 3.35% by year end: Macquarie

Macquarie expects the Reserve Bank won’t begin easing monetary policy settings until late next year and anticipates the ...

Digital ID a ‘logical answer’ to cyber crime: ANZ

As banks remain on alert following the Optus data breach, ANZ said trusted digital IDs are a “vital step forward”.

House price falls steady

While national home prices are declining, new data revealed that the spike in September property sales kept price falls ...

Major broker loses third-party heavyweights

Loan Market has confirmed that industry leader and former NAB Broker boss Steve Kane has left the group.

Qld scraps land tax revisions

Queensland will not implement its controversial “anti-investor” land tax revisions, following weeks of media and industry ...

Household wealth tumbles

Household wealth fell for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, coinciding with cost-of-living pressures and ...

Home values peak has ‘come and gone’, says report

The peak-profit period has passed for Australia’s housing market, a new report reveals.

5 regions to get a boost from renewable energy boom

Australia is on the verge of a renewable energy boom and an expert has named five regions set to reap benefits from the ...

‘Records broken’ as broker market share rises

Almost 70 per cent of mortgages in Australia were being written by brokers earlier this year, according to the MFAA’s latest ...

Inflation data no ‘smoking gun’: AMP economist

As Australia’s annual consumer price index has dropped to a rate of 6.8 per cent in August from 7 per cent the month earlier, ...

Over 80% expect 50-bp hike next week

With another 50-bp rate rise increasingly likely, one economist has warned that the Reserve Bank is putting the economy at ...

Regional Aussies get government first home buyer boost

Federal government housing reform has arrived three months earlier with its Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee starting from ...

ASIC nudges banks to pay outstanding $1.6bn in remediation

The corporate regulator has reminded the finance sector of the whopping debt owed to millions of consumers, by updating its ...

Biometric technology set to improve financial risk

A new wave of biometric technologies has promised to mitigate risks for banks and mortgage lenders and improve customer ...

Non-bank funder loses CEO amid ‘intense’ pressure

An ASX-listed business with a family office that funds a non-bank lender saw its share price plummet 14 per cent on Monday ...

brokerpulse logo

 

Join Australia's most informed brokers

Do you know which lenders are providing brokers and their customers with the best service?

Use this monthly data to make informed decisions about which lenders to use. Simply contribute to the survey and we'll send you the results directly to your inbox - completely free!

brokerpulse graph