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Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
More investors looking for help from mortgage brokers
Recent regulatory changes to the Australian mortgage market have led an increasing number of property investors to turn to mortgage brokers for help securing their finances.
Home Loans
26 Oct, 2017
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
CBA remains leader among Australia's major four banks for customer satisfaction
Roy Morgan data has named Commonwealth Bank customers the most satisfied customers of all the big four banks.
Home Loans
25 Oct, 2017
3 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Counting the true cost of moving house
New research has found that many Australian home buyers aren’t considering the costs of moving house, which often turn out to be much higher than initially anticipated.
Home Loans
25 Oct, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Mortgage market becoming less risky, says APRA
The banking regulator has revealed that its lending crackdown is working but is hopeful of one day ending its intervention.
Home Loans
24 Oct, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Westpac to refund $65 million to customers
Westpac has announced it will provide refunds to customers who hold ‘packaged’ accounts after approximately 200,000 customers did not receive benefits they were entitled to.
Home Loans
20 Oct, 2017
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Affordability eases for owner occupiers, toughens for investors
While increasing levels of government regulation have made housing affordability tougher for property investors in recent months, conditions have eased slightly for owner occupiers as a result, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA).
Home Loans
20 Oct, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Optimistic' RBA minutes reveal reasons for cash rate decision
While the RBA minutes reflect an optimistic outlook towards international and domestic economic conditions, high levels of household debt and weak wages growth were noted as “likely to be constraining influences” on the decision to hold the cash rate.
Home Loans
17 Oct, 2017
3 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
More Aussies own less of their homes
The number of Australian mortgage-holders with little or no real equity in their properties has grown over the past 12 months, according to figures from Roy Morgan Research, placing them at considerable risk if they must sell or prices decline.
Home Loans
16 Oct, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Will Australian property prices crash?
Global financial crisis 2.0 or just a lot of hot air? Dr Shane Oliver, has weighed in on the debate.
Home Loans
13 Oct, 2017
5 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Authorities cracking down on interest-only loans
Australia’s financial services regulator has said it will investigate lenders and mortgage brokers who write relatively high volumes of interest-only loans.
Home Loans
12 Oct, 2017
3 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Is Australia's future housing supply at risk?
An unprecedented number of Australian dwellings are currently in the development pipeline, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). With the average length of time between dwelling approval and commencement increasing, there is a growing risk that these projects could end up abandoned, potentially affecting Australia’s future building activity and housing supply.
Home Loans
11 Oct, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Dodgy broker "motivated by greed" sentenced to 5 years' jail
Mr Najam Shah has been sentenced to five-years’ jail after pleading guilty to one charge of conspiring to defraud financial institutions in Australia's biggest ever home loan scam.
Home Loans
10 Oct, 2017
2 min read
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