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House prices to surpass pre-COVID levels in ‘early 2021’

The recovery in Australian house prices continued in November, with CoreLogic stating that house values look set to surpass their pre-COVID highs in the first quarter of ...

ECONOMY • Thu, 03 Dec 2020

Major cyber breach in finance inevitable: APRA

To date, no APRA-regulated bank, insurer or superannuation fund has suffered a substantial cyber attack, but APRA executive board member Geoff Summerhayes has warned a ...

LENDER • Sun, 29 Nov 2020

Major cyber breach in finance inevitable: APRA

To date, no APRA-regulated bank, insurer or superannuation fund has suffered a substantial cyber attack, but APRA executive board member Geoff Summerhayes has warned that ...

LENDER • Sun, 29 Nov 2020

Vic homes spend shortest time on market in 11 years

Despite being severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for Victorian housing remains strong, with average time on market at its lowest level in over a ...

PROPERTY • Sun, 29 Nov 2020

Home ownership intentions double among FHBs

The number of first home buyers looking to enter the market has more than doubled since 2019, according to a Westpac survey.

PROPERTY • Thu, 26 Nov 2020

Heritage CEO warns of ‘buy now, pay later’ perils

While launching a new credit card offer, the CEO of a mutual bank has warned of the potential perils of “buy now, pay later” offerings.

LENDER • Thu, 26 Nov 2020

Mutual bank appoints two new directors

Defence Bank has appointed two new board directors and announced the retirement of long-term director Lieutenant Colonel Craig Madden.

LENDER • Wed, 25 Nov 2020

Auction volumes hit 6-month high

There were a total of 1,791 auctions held last week, the highest number of auctions held since the week before Easter.

PROPERTY • Wed, 25 Nov 2020

Regulators are hurting the recovery: Frydenberg

Regulators are a speed bump to recovery and need to follow the will of Parliament and the people, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has said.

REGULATION • Thu, 19 Nov 2020