Euana Black| The New Daily| 1 July 2021 https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/property/2021/07/01/australian-housing-fastest-growth-since-2004/ Sydney property prices increased by about $800 a day in June as the Australian housing market recorded its fastest annual growth since April 2004. Data released
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Pete Wargent Blogspot| 9 August 2021 https://petewargent.blogspot.com/2021/08/home-ownership-rate-surges-higher.html There were solid preliminary auction results for Sydney over the weekend, with only slim pickings for buyers to choose over as stock listings have tightened. Melbourne had more than
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Euan Black| The New Daily| 21 July 2021 https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/dollars-and-sense/2021/07/21/home-loans-six-questions/ Buying your first home is a rite of passage in Australia but not something to be rushed. Thorough research and planning is essential to securing the
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Bianca Healey| Business Insider| 12 August 2021 https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/homeandproperty/the-australian-property-market-hit-8-trillion-in-march-it-ll-likely-hit-9-trillion-by-the-end-of-the-year/ar-AANaZt9?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531 The value of the Australian property market hit an astounding $8 trillion in March — and is now on track to reach its next trillion-dollar milestone by
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The Australian housing market recorded its fastest annual growth since April 2004 and there is even a spark of life in the investor market – is this good news or bad? Over the past 12
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Many brokers risk being cut off if they have not completed their mortgage broking diploma. Recent legislative changes mean brokers who want to obtain the diploma will be required to complete the new Diploma of
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This week, a number of finance regulators said they were turning their mind to enforcing robust lending standards. Straight after, CBA announced it was adopting a more conservative stance in its lending policy. Accredited Broker
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Michael Roddan| Australian Financial Review| 22 June 2021 https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/one-in-five-have-a-liar-loan-experian-20210622-p5833i One in five Australians have fibbed to the bank when applying for a loan in order to avoid being knocked back by the lender, raising concerns
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James Frost and John Kehoe| Australian Financial Review| 17 June 2021 https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/apra-asks-banks-for-more-data-on-lending-20210617-p581rf The peak group of financial regulators have eyeballed the pick-up in home lending and the return of property investors as an emerging issue,
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Shane Wright & Clancy Yeates| Sydney Morning Herald| 19 June 2021 https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/banking-regulators-poised-to-tighten-lending-standards-to-cool-market-20210618-p5823u.html The Reserve Bank and the nation’s prudential regulator are poised to tighten lending standards in the face of soaring property prices and growing
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