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Regulators unfazed by ‘upward pressure’ on house prices

John Kehoe| Australian Financial Review| 4 December 2019 https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/regulators-unfazed-by-upward-pressure-on-house-prices-20191204-p53gnj The country’s top financial regulators have tipped that an under construction of apartments will put further “upward pressure” on property prices, but they appear relaxed about the recent surge in Sydney and Melbourne house prices. The Council of Financial Regulators quarterly meeting statement published on Wednesday […]

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The “essential component” of broker businesses

https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/the-essential-component-of-broker-businesses-268549.aspx Madison Utley| Broker News| 2 December 2019 The managing director of an award-winning aggregation group has encouraged brokers to fully embrace and invest in their marketing, as it is an “essential component” of running a successful business, whether new to industry or well-established. Brendan O’Donnell, current MD of Liberty Network Services, the 2019 Australian […]

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House price surge could force new tightening

https://www.afr.com/property/residential/house-price-surge-could-force-new-tightening-20191202-p53g4c Ingrid Fuary-Wagner| Australian Financial Review| 3 December 2019 Economists warn that Australia’s banking regulators will be pressured into introducing a new round of macroprudential tightening measures if the strong and swift surge in house prices continues into the new year. Property prices in Sydney surged 2.7 per cent in November, the highest monthly growth […]

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Housing finance up 15pc – but will it continue?

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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Brokers continue to dazzle

Madison Utley| Australian Broker| 11 November 2019 https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/brokers-continue-to-dazzle-268027.aspx In its first year of operation, just 0.35% of the complaints lodged with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) were related to mortgage brokers. From 1 Nov 2018 to 31 October 2019, Australians lodged 73,272 complaints against their banks, insurance providers, super fund, or other financial firms […]

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Rates heading to 0.25% despite ‘upbeat’ RBA

Mortgage Business| 7 November 2019 https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/13974-rates-still-heading-to-0-25-despite-upbeat-rba-rhetoric he Reserve Bank remains on track to cut the cash rate twice in the coming months, despite singing a “more upbeat” tune in its statement on monetary policy, according to a senior economist. On Tuesday (5 November), the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) held the official cash rate at […]

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