https://www.moneymanagement.com.au/features/expert-analysis/new-shape-best-interests-duty Industry Expert| Money Management\ 24 July 2020 Since 2009, credit licensees and their representatives have grappled with responsible lending obligations. Following the passage of legislation in response to recommendations of the Royal Commission, mortgage…
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https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/now-is-the-time-to-buy-stop-renting-property-experts-warn-003604463.html Anastasia Santoreneos| Yahoo Finance| 8 September 2020 Australians in all capital cities, bar Sydney and Melbourne, would be better off buying a home than renting it, new data has revealed. According to Pete Wargent,…
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https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/how-long-will-it-take-for-the-australian-economy-to-return-to-growth-013515485.html Yahoo Finance| 9 September 2020 The Australian economy is set to end 2020 lower than what it began but economists expect better years ahead. The Reserve Bank believes it will take until 2022 for…
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https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/sixmonth-loan-assessments-kick-off-273201.aspx Madison Utley| Broker News| 8 September 2020 Of the more than 900,000 loans which have been deferred since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, around 450,000 customers are approaching the end of their six-month…
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The property market is rapidly approaching crunch time – where there will be multiple winners and losers. The end of this month is D-Day for the 450,000 borrowers who deferred home loan payments. Some will…
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‘Life will never be the same again.’ Its been said non-stop since Coronavirus, but there is no doubt it has accelerated long overdue changes in the property market. Across the board, property-related professions are adapting…
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Michael Bleby| Australian Financial Review| 11 March 2020 https://www.afr.com/property/residential/home-loans-growth-picks-up-in-january-20200310-p548sm New home loans rose at their fastest pace in more than three years in January as owner-occupiers and investors benefited from easing lending conditions that pushed…
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Alfredo R. Paloyo| The Conversation| 6 March 2020 https://theconversation.com/a-toilet-paper-run-is-like-a-bank-run-the-economic-fixes-are-about-the-same-133065 Panic buying knows no borders. Shoppers in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and the United States have caught toilet paper fever on the back of the COVID-19…
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John Kehoe, Matthew Cranston & Jonathan Shapiro| Australian Financial Review| 16 March 2020 https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/regulators-ease-coronavirus-credit-squeeze-20200316-p54aeb Financial regulators are extending short-term liquidity funding to banks and are considering easing regulations on lenders to help prevent a credit…
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FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) has been applied to both home purchases and toilet roll over the past weeks. While, on the surface they may appear to have nothing in common, there’s actually quite a…
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