Economy

As fraud concerns grow across the broking industry, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has found that one in seven Australians has experienced personal fraud.

Female business owners say they face inconsistent treatment when seeking finance, including questions about partners or children, assumptions about earnings, and penalties related to time ...

Commercial brokers expect strong borrowing demand from Australia’s healthcare, financial, and professional services sectors in the coming months, while outlooks for trade-related industries ...

The findings illustrate challenges facing many businesses, with confidence dipping into negative territory for the first time in almost a year.

Brokers have reacted to the renewed spectre of additional rate hikes after Australia’s four largest banks revised their forecasts for the Reserve Bank’s next decision.

Australia’s capital city house prices have pushed past the $1 million median mark for the first time, although growth is diverging across markets.

Raine and Horne property experts have said that the new high-speed train line will drive commercial markets across Newcastle and the Central Coast, but brokers are yet to see any material ...

Large businesses are driving a multi-speed recovery in business credit demand, as SMEs recover more gradually.

More than a quarter of borrowers are unprepared for rate rises, new data from aggregator Mortgage Choice suggests.

Interest rate increases are set to hit mortgage holders in Victoria, Queensland, and Tasmania the hardest following the Reserve Bank’s latest move to lift the cash rate.