Property

Sep 11 2014

The tangled web of bank ownership in Australia means it can be hard to define exactly what is a non-major bank in this country because the big four hold such a significant stake in many of ...

Aug 15 2014

When I read the paper, I am often faced with stories about struggling first home buyers.

Aug 8 2014

Fixed rates have reached an historic low, with eight providers recently dropping their five-year terms below five per cent, making for an even more opportune market for potential first home ...

Jul 31 2014

If the Victorian Government is serious about keeping housing affordable it is important they provide clarity and consistency in the development approval process and make sure that future ...

Jul 18 2014

Indonesia has been flagged as a potential source of foreign investment into the Australian housing market.

Jul 11 2014

It doesn’t surprise me that a staff survey at one of the big four found “pressure on bank tellers to push customers into … financial products such as insurance and managed funds is causing ...

Jul 4 2014

The residential property market is Australia’s single largest and most valuable asset class with a total estimated value of $5.2 trillion. In comparison, the total value of listed equities ...

May 21 2014

The national housing market continued to recover during 2013 as the impact of the lowest interest rates in 60 years, improved affordability and rising confidence activated homebuyers at ...

May 8 2014

Recent research pointing to a boom time dead ahead for mortgage broking will have the industry doing a happy dance and it will be interesting to watch what the big banks do with their batons