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Slowing Investor Activity Hits Demand for Housing Loans
Demand for housing loans continues to weaken as investors have been forced to pull back from the Australian property market.…
Banks Withdraw from SMSF Property Lending
Westpac and its subsidiaries Bank of Melbourne, St.George Bank and Bank SA have announced they will no longer lend to…
Mortgage Rates Go Up As Funding Costs Surge
Mortgage interest rates are going up as lenders struggle to absorb their rising funding costs, which partly drive the rates…
Tighter Credit Conditions Drive Home Values Down
Australia’s home values fell for the ninth consecutive month in June and are forecast to decline for the rest of…
Property Magnates Lead 2018 Rich List
The property boom has once again propelled developers to The Australian Financial Review 2018 Rich List. Despite a slowdown in…
End of Foreign Buyer Boom Adds to Property Woes
The foreign buyer boom is over, and we may not witness a repeat of the activity seen from 2012 to…
Mortgage Broker Remuneration Model Faces Drastic Changes
Mortgage brokers may see major changes to their pay model as pressure to limit their commissions grows. A regulatory change…
Should Australian Small Businesses Sell to China?
Large Australian businesses in industries such as mining and agriculture have benefited enormously from China’s growth. However, smaller Australian businesses…
APRA Scraps Investor Loan Cap, But More Curbs Are Coming
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is relaxing the reins on investor property lending as housing credit growth slows and…
SMEs Are Confident, But Labour Is Hard To Find
If your small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) has performed solidly in recent years and you want that success to continue,…