A new report into mortgage pricing has shown that a lack of transparency is stifling competition, with the heads of the broker associations highlighting that this presents a prime “opportunity” for brokers to help borrowers. The Australian Competition and Consumer...
A recent housing affordability report has shown an improvement nationally with the proportion of income required to meet loan repayments decreasing by eight basis points. The Adelaide Bank/REIA Housing Affordability Report for the September quarter 2018 demonstrated...
As tough as it may seem, the sooner that you can take some control and accept the situation, the sooner new ideas emerge, argues Alan Manly. “The feeling of failure is a lot like the feeling of grief. It plain hurts,” says author, entrepreneur and Group Colleges...
Home buyers who purchased in the past three years are the most worried by recent falls in house prices, according to a new survey. The report from ME bank also showed that the concern was most felt by those buyers in Sydney and Melbourne. ME’s Property Sentiment...
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australians splurged a whopping $47.5 billion during last year’s Christmas shopping period. That probably made for a lot of blistered credit cards and debt hangovers come February! We’d like to recommend a more...
