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Property spruiker activity on the rise, adviser warns
27 October 2016
mortgagebusiness

The number of property spruikers preying on SMSF trustees and practitioners has increased in the past year, with spruikers attempting to entice advisers with large commissions, according to ...

Federal Court bans property spruiker
25 October 2016
mortgagebusiness

Two notorious property industry identities have been “disqualified from managing corporations and restrained from carrying on financial services for a period of 10 years”.

Banks offering ‘significant discounts’ to property investors
24 October 2016
mortgagebusiness

New research has revealed that property investors are still very active in the market and negotiating significant price discounts on home loans, despite measures to cool investor lending.

Aussie confidence in dire state on financial, property fronts
24 October 2016
mortgagebusiness

Australians may have rising disposable incomes but they are increasingly feeling financially insecure and stressed, overwhelmingly due to mortgages and debt. 

‘Rising risks’ for banks in commercial property
18 October 2016
mortgagebusiness

Higher vacancy rates for office properties combined with growing settlement risks for newly-built residential apartments add up to a credit negative for Australia's major banks, Moody's ...

Investor housing demand rises as owner occupier fades
17 October 2016
Investor housing demand rises as owner occupier fades

Housing finance data for August 2016 has been released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Over the month there was $31.4 billion worth of housing finance commitments which was ...

Although dwelling approvals fell in August they remain at very high levels
10 October 2016
Although dwelling approvals fell in August they remain at very high levels

Earlier this month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the latest building approvals data for August 2016.

Melbourne remains the powerhouse of population growth
4 October 2016
Melbourne remains the powerhouse of population growth

Demographic data for the March 2016 quarter was released last week from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

On The Record: Tim Lawless, CoreLogic RP Data
26 September 2016
Tim Lawless, CoreLogic RP Data, housing prices, mining, downturn, interest rates, commodity prices

Tim Lawless, head of data at CoreLogic RP Data, returns to Mortgage Business to discuss housing prices across Australia in light of the mining downturn, interest rates and commodity prices

Aussie property investors remain bullish
16 September 2016
mortgagebusiness

Despite lending curbs and debate over the future of negative gearing, Australia's property investors remain confident about the long-term benefits of investing in residential real estate, ...