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“Finally, we have a marketing partner that gets us and gets the industry.”
21 July 2020
Social Broker websites and social media for mortgage brokers review

Promoted by Social Broker Australia’s most innovative content marketing agency for finance professionals is changing the way brokers market themselves online. By outsourcing to Social ...

Rental demand falls amid COVID-19
21 July 2020
Rental demand falls amid COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a fall in demand for rental properties, while an oversupply of properties is making it cheaper to rent in inner Melbourne and Sydney, according to a new ...

Melbourne lockdown to drag clearance rates
21 July 2020
Melbourne lockdown to drag clearance rates

Auction withdrawals remain comparatively high in Melbourne amid the coronavirus lockdown, and this will likely drag down clearance rates.

HIA welcomes new JobTrainer program
20 July 2020
HIA welcomes new JobTrainer program

The federal government’s latest COVID-19 support package has been welcomed by the Housing Industry Association, saying the program would support the sector as it faces “many hurdles” over ...

Data bias, risks inherent in banking AI
20 July 2020
Data bias, risks inherent in banking AI

While the majority of banking executives believe AI will separate winning banks from “losers”, new research has shown that there are fundamental risks involved.

Major bank accused of interest rate ‘collusion’
17 July 2020
Major bank accused of interest rate ‘collusion’

Class action law firm Maurice Blackburn has alleged that a big four bank colluded with external parties to tie up borrowers in “unfair high-interest loans”.

Housing market to withstand jobless surge: PIPA
17 July 2020
Housing market to withstand jobless surge: PIPA

The head of the property investment group expects the market to withstand economic headwinds, despite new ABS data revealing that the unemployment rate has hit a 22-year high.

Housing sentiment defies broader mood
16 July 2020
Housing sentiment defies broader mood

Consumer sentiment around housing and purchasing a dwelling has bucked the wider trend in sentiment around the economy.

AOFM to invest $30m in Wisr warehouse
16 July 2020
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The Australian Office of Financial Management has approved an initial investment of $30.8 million into the neo-lender’s warehouse through the Structured Finance Support Fund.

Building activity waned ahead of COVID drag
16 July 2020
Building activity waned

Residential building activity contracted over the March quarter, prior to the introduction of lockdown measures imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, new ABS data has revealed.