Jan 8 2018
Ongoing lending changes driven by APRA’s macro-prudential measures have dramatically changed the way one broker is helping his clients.
Jan 5 2018
The Housing Industry Association has called for the government to increase funding for the Housing Finance and Investment Corporation to develop measures that could ease affordability ...
Jan 5 2018
A real estate industry body has called for the federal government to expand tax incentives for first home buyers in its upcoming budget.
Jan 4 2018
The Property Council of Australia has advised the federal government to introduce new nationwide low-deposit home loans to ease housing affordability pressures.
Jan 3 2018
President Donald Trump’s new tax reforms that have led to interest rate rises in the United States could trigger a rate rise in Australia, an analyst has said.
Jan 3 2018
Strong economic growth and improvements in the mining sector should see the Reserve Bank begin lifting the official cash rate by mid-year, according to HSBC.
Jan 3 2018
Home loan interest rates have risen steadily throughout 2017, even though the Reserve Bank hasn’t increased the official cash rate since 2010, according to RateCity.
Jan 2 2018
The CoreLogic December Hedonic Home Value Index shows that national home values fell by 0.3 per cent in the month of December.
Jan 2 2018
Global investor confidence has fallen for the sixth month in a row, dropping by 1.5 points since November, according to State Street Global Exchange.
Jan 2 2018
Auswide Bank has announced that it has received a first-time credit rating of BBB+/F2 (long term/short term) with a stable outlook from Fitch Ratings.
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