Economy

Building approvals plummet 11 per cent
4 November 2014
mortgagebusiness

New homebuilding may have hit its peak after approvals fell to a thirteen-month low in September.

Wide Bay prices $300 million RMBS transaction
4 November 2014
mortgagebusiness

Queensland lender Wide Bay Australia Ltd last week priced its 11th RMBS transaction at $300 million.

Fixed rate demand hits eight-month high
4 November 2014
mortgagebusiness

Record-low rates are driving an increasing number of borrowers to fix their mortgage.

Aussie banks not so profitable
4 November 2014
mortgagebusiness

Australian banks are not the most profitable in the world, or even the most profitable companies in the country, according to the Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA).

Sydney and Melbourne buoy national house prices
4 November 2014
mortgagebusiness

House price growth in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane was strong enough to bring the combined capital city home value up by one per cent in October, despite no growth recorded in all other ...

Homeloans appoints new credit managers
3 November 2014
mortgagebusiness

Listed non-bank lender Homeloans Ltd has bolstered its NSW team with the appointment of two new credit managers to support its broker network.

US Fed ends quantitative easing
3 November 2014
mortgagebusiness

The US Federal Reserve has ended its asset purchase program but will keep rates low as its economy continues to recover.

AMP to buy stake in China pension fund
3 November 2014
mortgagebusiness

AMP Limited has revealed plans to create a “strategic foothold” in China’s growing enterprise annuity market, announcing it will acquire a stake in China Life Pension Company Limited

Apartment sales surge in September
31 October 2014
mortgagebusiness

The sale of high-rise or multi-unit dwellings jumped 11 per cent over September, according to the HIA.

Banks blamed for low-doc’s bad rap
31 October 2014
mortgagebusiness

A key figure in the non-bank lending space has accused the banks of tarnishing the reputation of low-doc loan providers.