Anthony Keane | News Limited | Janaury 15, 2012 http://www.news.com.au/money/property/bank-on-big-loan-discounts/story-e6frfmd0-1226245028429 Discount interest rates on home loan packages are getting better for borrowers as major lenders battle for new mortgage business. The best package discounts, which…
Daniel Hurst | Brisbane Times | January 13, 2012 http://www.smh.com.au/business/property/10k-building-lure-lengthened-20120112-1pxex.html Queenslanders building or buying new homes will have access to the state government’s $10,000 building boost for an extra three months, amid slower-than-expected uptake. The…
Chris Zappone | Sydney Morning Herald | January 9, 2012 http://www.smh.com.au/business/property/new-home-sales-buoyed-by-rate-cut-20120109-1pqv2.html New home sales jumped in November in response to the Reserve Bank’s interest rate cut. The sales of new homes rose 6.8 per cent…
David Leermakers | Australian Financial Review | November 14, 2011 http://www.afr.com/p/opinion/banks_ignore_consumer_pain_3kJOYXgPccDCVtZlKsELfL It seems like almost every day someone from the banking industry is bellyaching about the pace of banking and credit reform, why all this…
Chris Vedelago | Domain | November 13, 2011 http://news.domain.com.au/domain/real-estate-news/vendors-go-private-as-auctions-get-a-hammering-20111112-1nd3j.html Spooked by low clearance rates and the higher costs of staging an auction, hundreds – potentially even thousands – of home owners are now choosing to…
Sunday Herald Sun | November 13, 2011 http://www.news.com.au/money/buyers-in-the-drivers-seat-as-owners-offer-discounts/story-e6frfmci-1226193644092 With Melbourne’s property market in a deep freeze, vendors are dropping their asking price by as much as 25 per cent to wrap up a sale. As…
Stephen McMahon | Herald Sun | November 10, 2011 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/mortgages-on-up-but-less-being-borrowed/story-fn7j19iv-1226190686516\ Demand for mortgages was climbing ahead of the Reserve Bank’s move last week to lower interest rates, according to official figures. The number of home…
It’s not about big dreams and even bigger budgets. It’s about small actions and regular contact. As you know, in just the last couple of years, marketing has changed. The old ways – direct- and…
Ben Hurley | Australian Financial Review | October 6, 2011 http://afr.com/p/business/property/developers_optimistic_fXmjSFJ7mvHvVCGR6t6ywN Residential developers have reported an improvement in consumer sentiment and sales volumes with the arrival of warmer weather and a more stable interest rate…
Jeff Whalley | Herald Sun | October 6, 2011 http://www.news.com.au/money/property/european-financial-crisis-to-blame-for-lending-clamp-down/story-e6frfmd0-1226160162581 The discounting war engulfing the mortgage market is likely to end as Europe’s debt crisis raises the banks’ funding costs, industry experts say. Lenders may…
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