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Jacob Greiber & Ben Potter| 13 June 2018| Australian Financial Review https://www.afr.com/news/economy/monetary-policy/property-falls-manageable-says-rbas-lowe-20180613-h11ch9 Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has downplayed concerns over falling property prices, saying they are still 40 per cent higher in Sydney and Melbourne than they were just a few years ago. “As long as it’s not a very large decline – it’s […]

The market pauses for breath. Negative reports for the big capital city property markets. Banks on the nose. But, look past the headlines and there is still a lot of positive happening. Australia’s population growth remains strong, this week the ABS predicted the nation’s population would hit 25m this August. While investors may be sitting on the sidelines, […]

Clancy Yeates| Sydney Morning Herald| 17 May 2018 https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/business-loans-growth-to-outpace-mortgages-nab-says-20180514-p4zf98.html Business loans are likely to grow more quickly than lending for residential property, in a changing of the guard that would see banks compete more fiercely for business customers, National Australia Bank executive Anthony Healy says. As the slowing housing market dampens banks’ outlook, the chief customer officer […]

Clancy Yeates| Sydney Morning Herald| 24 April 2018 https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/interest-only-mortgage-holders-face-7-000-a-year-hit-rba-20180424-p4zbb9.html Borrowers with a typical interest-only home loan face a $7000 jump in their annual mortgage costs when their interest-only period ends and they are forced to start paying back principal, the Reserve Bank says. With almost $500 billion in interest-only mortgages set to expire in the next […]

Charbel Kadib| The Adviser| 15 May 2018 https://www.theadviser.com.au/breaking-news/37764-total-loan-approvals-drop-by-over-1-6-billion The total value of housing, commercial and personal loans approved in March dropped by over $1.6 billion in a month, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. According to the ABS’ latest Lending Finance figures, the total value of commercial loan commitments fell […]

Martin North| Digital Finance Analytics| 8 March 2018 Securitisation On The Up (and Up) The ABS released their latest data on the Assets and Liabilities of Australian Securitisers. At 31 December 2017, total assets of Australian securitisers were $132.5b, up $7.3b (5.9%) on 30 September 2017. During the December quarter 2017, the rise in total […]