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3 June 2026
Sam Nicholls| Mortgage Business| 2 August 2022 Refinancing surges by 29% across east coast during FY22 – Mortgage Business The number of borrowers refinancing across Australia’s three eastern states hit record figures over the 2022 financial year, according to new PEXA data. As highlighted in PEXA’s latest Mortgage Insights Report, there was a record 331,976 property […]
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Annie Kane| Mortgage Business| 2 August 2022 Funding cost pressures should ease by 2023: Pepper – Mortgage Business Rising cost of funds are impacting both banks and non-banks at the moment, but should ease from next year, the non-bank lender’s treasurer has noted. The treasurer of Pepper Money, Anthony Moir, has outlined that while lenders […]
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Kate Aubrey| Mortgage Business| 1 August 2022 Mortgage lending continues steady growth – Mortgage Business Home loan lending remains “stable” over June, with all four major banks reporting an increase to their loan book, according to APRA. New authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI) data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA) has shown that total residents […]
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The property market is cooling – primarily due to rising mortgage rates. However, many businesses can thrive in this environment. When rates are going up, just turning up at your local bank for a mortgage and expecting to get a loan is not going to cut the mustard. And this has proven to the case […]
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Micah Guiao| Australian Broker| 21 June 2022 Now is the best time to be a broker (brokernews.com.au) The combination of rising interest rates, higher costs of living, and a cooling market means there has never been a more exciting time to be mortgage broker, says Yellow Brick Road Home Loans. Brokers are poised to play […]
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Annie Kane| 16 June 2022| Mortgage Business Brokers writing majority of bank mortgages – Mortgage Business Nearly 58 per cent of loans funded by banks are originated by the third-party channel, according to APRA statistics. According to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA) latest Quarterly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution (ADI) Property Exposures publication (for the quarter ended 31 […]
[...]Rebecca Pike| Australian Broker| 27 September 2018 https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/bank-withdraws-smsf-lending-255441.aspx The number of banks offering self-managed super fund (SMSF) lending has dropped again as another lender announces it is pulling the product from its offering. AMP has followed similar moves from CBA and Westpac in discontinuing the lending. The bank said it will continue to support existing […]
[...]The Adviser| 25 September 2018 https://www.theadviser.com.au/breaking-news/38291-86-of-investors-to-secure-next-loan-through-a-broker An increasing number of property investors are looking to secure their next loan through a mortgage broker as they seek alternative finance solutions amid tighter lending policies. According to a survey of 820 property investors from the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA), 86 per cent of property investors […]
[...]Peter Beaumont| The Adviser| 25 September 2018 https://www.theadviser.com.au/blogs/38294-brokers-should-ready-their-business-for-ccr Brokers are being urged to review important business processes ahead of a new credit reporting framework coming into effect later this week. Comprehensive Credit Reporting (CCR) begins on Friday, 28 September, when the country’s largest banks will begin sharing customer repayment histories with other lenders. As part […]
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Isabelle Lane| The New Daily| 7 August 2018 https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2018/08/07/out-of-cycle-rate-hikes-predicted/ The big four banks are expected to raise mortgage rates despite the Reserve Bank decision to keep the official cash rate steady. The RBA announced on Tuesday the official interest rate would remain on hold at 1.5 per cent. The decision continues a record-breaking streak of official interest rate stability, marking two years […]
[...]Rod Myer| The New Daily| 27 July 2018 https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-news/2018/07/27/smaller-banks-mortgages/ If you’re in the market for a home mortgage you’re likely to get a better deal from the small banks, according to research from Moodys Investors Services. Moodys has found that small and medium-sized banks have better deals on offer than the big four which hold […]
[...]Rebecca Pike| Australian Broker| 20 August 2018 https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/introducing-ccr-lending-behaviour-253836.aspx The head of a credit reporting facility has said brokers will need to be aware of lenders’ new risk appetite, including risk-based pricing, after comprehensive credit reporting (CCR) is introduced. The way lenders report borrowers’ credit information is changing and the major banks now have until the […]
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Exclusive Australian Bureau of Statistics data has revealed the staggering difference in wealth of older Australians in owner-occupied households compared to those that rent. Key points: – Those who own property as they approach retirement are much better off than those of the same age who rent, ABS data shows – Rates of home ownership […]
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It’s a rising market and that should spell profit for mortgage brokers, real estate agents, financial planners and accountants Yet, recent legislation passed in Canberra means that the way Australians source loans in 2020 will be different to before. Under the recent changes, mortgage brokers will be legally required to work in the Best Interest […]
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Housing finance increased steadily by another 1.3 per cent in September – taking growth since May to 15 per cent. Already, market commentators are predicting that Sydney and Melbourne will hit record highs in April 2020. But where will the finance come from? This month the increase was driven by homebuyers, while investor lending dropped […]
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Jack Derwin| Australian Financial Review| 8 November 2019 https://www.afr.com/property/residential/aussie-property-prices-set-to-break-record-highs-by-start-of-next-year-20191108-p538l9 Property prices are soaring in Australia like it’s 2015. That may be welcome news for investors, but it’s bound to startle wannabe first home buyers. Not least of which because at this rate, prices look set to hit new heights in the first half of next […]
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Pete Wargent BlogSpot| 11 September 2019 https://petewargent.blogspot.com/2019/09/net-arrivals-close-to-300k-per-annum.html For the first time in a while there was a decrease in the rolling annual number of permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia, at 844,680 (up from 818,480 a year earlier, and close to the record highs). Departures have declined over the past couple of months, so the […]
[...]Su-Lin Tan| Australian Financial Review| 16 September 2019 https://www.afr.com/property/residential/why-the-housing-mini-boom-won-t-last-20190916-p52rqi The current housing mini-boom triggered by two rate cuts will run out of steam, according to UBS. Weak credit growth, little pick-up in new housing development and very low levels of homes listed for sale in Sydney and Melbourne suggest there may not be enough fuel […]
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