Mark Humphrey-Jenner| The Conversation| 14 October 2019 https://theconversation.com/four-questions-about-mortgages-the-accc-inquiry-should-put-to-the-big-four-banks-125224 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission conducted an inquiry into mortgage pricing as recently as last year. Now Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has asked it to do another, broader one, in order to ensure the banks’ pricing practices are “better understood”, and perhaps also to concentrate their minds […]
[...]Phillip Coorey| Australian Financial Review| 14 October 2019 https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/big-banks-face-new-accc-pricing-probe-20191013-p5307r Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has charged the consumer watchdog with investigating the refusal of the banks to pass on in full the recent spate of interest rate cuts, creating the potential for a further round of government intervention. After his calls for the banks to pass on […]
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Tens of thousands of aspiring homeowners are likely to miss out on a new government scheme that would allow them to purchase a home with a 5 per cent deposit. The new First Home Loan Deposit Scheme, should help first home buyers enter the property market sooner, by providing 10,000 eligible Australians per year access […]
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Anil Puri │ Director, Chan & Naylor Business Coaching [Link to the Time Log template] If you are like a lot of our clients, then lack of time can be a real issue for you. It’s easy to have a plan for the day and then end the day wondering where all of the time […]
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The recent property downturn was unique – and this period of growth is unique too. For the first time, the recent downturn was driven by changes to credit policy (not interest rates or unemployment). Similarly, the way lenders approve loans (or not) will put a cap on this property market. The property market is moving. […]
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Charbel Kadib| Mortgage Business| 3 September 2019 https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/13765-credit-curbs-in-sight-as-housing-rebound-accelerates Regulators could consider a fresh round of macro-prudential measures to keep debt levels at bay, according to one analyst, amid the growing possibility of a “V-shaped” recovery in the housing market. Property research firm CoreLogic has released its latest Hedonic Home Value Index, reporting a 0.8 per […]
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