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Annie Kane| The Adviser| 11 July 2018 https://www.theadviser.com.au/breaking-news/37986-broking-profession-a-career-beacon Broking continues to be a “beacon” for those seeking a career change as well as for accountants and other financial services providers, the founder of an education group has said. Dr Mark Sinclair, founder and principal of Mentor Education Group, said that while the finance and mortgage […]

Laura Crommelin, Chris Martin, Laurence Troy| The Conversation| 5 June 2018 https://theconversation.com/airbnb-regulation-needs-to-distinguish-between-sharing-and-plain-old-commercial-letting-97613 Airbnb and other short-term letting websites have been a hot topic of debate for some time. In New South Wales, it seems the state government is on the verge of announcing a new short-term letting policy. Our research suggests about a quarter of […]

Ashlynne McGhee| 7.30| 16 July 2018 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-16/finding-it-harder-to-get-a-loan-heres-why/9999912 It’s harder to get a loan in Australia right now than it has been in years. The big banks have been whacked by the financial services royal commission and the media for lax lending standards. And it seems they’re taking note. Figures from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority […]

Mark Mulligan| Australian Financial Review| 21 June 2018 http://www.afr.com/markets/housing-downturn-shallow-and-shortlived-says-corelogic-and-moodys-20180621-h11nqd Australia’s housing slump could prove short-lived, according to a report from CoreLogic and Moody’s, with solid employment growth, loose monetary policy, decelerating supply and easing of some controls on lending helping to lift prices across the country after this year’s shallow dip. CoreLogic-Moody Analytics’ latest Home […]

Isabelle Lane| The New Daily| 15 June 2018 https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2018/06/15/auction-clearance-rates-vendors-negotiate/ The number of homes selling at auction has fallen sharply this year, but vendors are still sealing the deal after their properties are passed in. Cooling real estate markets in Sydney and Melbourne are behind the drop in auction clearance rates, as buyers and sellers adapt to a post- price-boom landscape. There […]

Isabelle Lane| The New Daily| 13 June 2018 https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2018/06/13/capital-city-median-house-prices-2018-hobart/ Hobart has long been Australia’s cheapest capital city to buy a home, but soaring prices have bumped it up the list for the first time in more than a decade. Adelaide is now the nation’s most affordable capital city, with a median house price of $470,000, according to new […]