Economy

Jun 13 2017

The chief executive of a Sydney real estate group believes the state government is using first home buyers to soak up apartment supply in the nation's most expensive market.

Jun 9 2017

A surprise decision by a regional bank to exclude reverse mortgage earnings from its cash profit calculations has led UBS to question whether the bank has “rung the bell” on housing.

Jun 9 2017

Australian economic growth is projected to reach almost 3 per cent in 2018, but the possibility of plummeting house prices presents the country’s “largest domestic risk”.

Jun 9 2017

A new survey is asking mortgage brokers for their thoughts on channel conflict, and whether they have been affected by lenders directly approaching and refinancing their clients.

Jun 8 2017

Analysts are confident Bank of Queensland can restore its home lending to system growth after a fall in broker-originated loans drove a 3 per cent reduction in its mortgage book over 12 ...

Jun 8 2017

Global consumer credit reporting agency Equifax, which last year acquired Veda, has announced senior leadership changes in its Australian business.

Jun 8 2017

The performance of Australian residential mortgage-backed securities deteriorated over the first quarter of 2017, Moody’s Investors Service has reported.

Jun 7 2017

The former head of bank intermediaries at Suncorp, Steven Degetto, is to join a leading provider of Lenders Mortgage Insurance as chief commercial officer.

Jun 7 2017

It could take ‘typical’ first home buyers 40 years to save enough for a Sydney home deposit, a new report has found.