March 10, 2014 | Clancy Yeates | http://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/rba-mulls-higher-home-loan-hurdles-to-curb-risky-lending-20140310-34gzt.html The Reserve Bank's preferred way of reining in a harmful housing credit boom would be to force banks to impose higher "buffers" when testing how borrowers coped with higher
Read Morehttp://thenewdaily.com.au/money/2014/02/24/rate-rises-wont-stop-housing-bubbles-ecb-president/ The head of Europe’s central bank says monetary authorities should keep an eye on developing asset price bubbles, but raising interest rates is not the best way to address such problems. Speaking to media
Read More12 March hardly sounds like a key date in history. But, for those looking to buy property, 12 March 2014 could be a key date that determines whether or not they get a loan. Whenever
Read MoreThe Conversation | 5 February 2014 http://theconversation.com/your-home-as-an-atm-home-equity-a-risky-welfare-tool-22000 Perceptions of the family home have changed dramatically in recent years. Once viewed as a tool to ensure low housing costs in old age, a more complex and
Read MoreBy Michael Janda | 4 February 2014 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-04/reserve-bank-leaves-interest-rates-on-hold-at-record-lows/5237734 The Reserve Bank has left interest rates on hold, and says that is where they are likely to stay for some time. The official cash rate target
Read Morehttp://www.digitalfinanceanalytics.com/blog/mortgage-brokers-day-in-the-sun/ We just updated our mortgage broker models, to take into account recent transaction patterns and commission changes. Our last snapshot was in November last year. Brokers are doing very well at the moment, thanks
Read MoreInvestors' Ardour for Property Waning with Falling Yields http://smh.domain.com.au/real-estate-news/investors-ardour-for-property-waning-with-falling-yields-20140117-3105v.html Investors' love affair with Sydney's property market could be over, with experts anticipating a slowdown in property speculation. But less competition from investors may be good
Read Morehttp://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2014/01/fracking-and-house-prices | Jan 15th 2014 WHEN potential purchasers look around a house for sale, it's the property's visible features that typically draw most attention. The number of bedrooms, amount of floor space, and what the local area
Read MoreBusiness Spectator I January 2, 2014 http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2014/1/2/property/capital-city-home-values-surge Capital city home values rose at their fastest pace for four years in calendar 2013, according to the RP Data-Rismark Home Value Index. The index showed home values
Read MoreOn the face of it, 2014 looks good for those of us in finance, broking and real estate. Interest rates will remain low (and maybe lower) and there will be healthy demand for property. 2013
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