Jamelle Agbuis

Housing stock on the market has climbed 22% since last year, SQM Research has revealed.

ASIC has questioned consumer group Choice's role in a mortgage lending campaign, it has been reported.

New research has indicated it now takes the average couple more than four years to save a deposit for their first home.

A broker has warned borrowers to be wary of chasing cheap fixed rates amid a wave of discounting that proliferate in the industry.

Members of Australia's largest organization of residential builders--the Housing Industry Association--had sought the Reserve Bank's policy intervention to slash down benchmark lending rates to spur consumer confidence to spend more and allow more room for the industry to grow.

Aggregators in Australia had been criticised for being too slow to update their lending panels to the dismay of brokers and clients.

Brokers should look to outsource as operating costs become more difficult, Vow Financial has said.

Fierce mortgage competition between the majors is seeing credit standards eroded, a lender has claimed.

New legislation for the reverse mortgage industry would enshrine in law many standards already applied by the industry body.

While refinancing is on the rise, many consumers are failing to see benefits from it, the MFAA has claimed.

A growing number of Australians expect property prices to fall over the next year, a new survey has found.

The Reserve Bank has left the official cash rate on hold, but has expressed concern over rising inflation.

Lenders may be caught out by a technicality in the freshly drafted disclosure regime, requiring them to publish mortgage manager rates.

The furore over consumer group Choice's mortgage switching campaign may be a "storm in a teacup" according to one broker.

The TD-MI Monthly Inflation Gauge has indicated a 0.3% rise in July, bringing the year-on-year figure to 3.2%. The result takes inflation above the Reserve Bank's target band of two to three per cent.

Brokers have expressed outrage at a recent move by Firstfolio to impose a fee on non-performing originators.

In January we saw Aussie home values fall by 1.2% which was the weakest monthly result on record. Over the March quarter home values were down 1.8%. Since that time we have seen the rate of decline slow along with an improvement in our leading indicators, like vendor discounting and time-on-market.

St. George head of intermediary distribution Steven Heavey has announced his resignation, only days after his involvement in the launch of Westpac's rebadged Bank of Melbourne brand in Victoria.

St. George head of intermediary distribution Steven Heavey has announced his resignation, only days after his involvement in the launch of Westpac's re-organised Bank of Melbourne brand in Victoria.

Median house prices have seen their fourth consecutive drop in the June quarter.

Housing in Australia has become "severely unaffordable", and it will take 10 years of flat-lined prices to rectify, a study has found.

Yesterday's higher-than-expected inflation figures have prompted a flurry of pleas from the housing industry to leave rates untouched.

There are only 5 days left to enter MPA?s prestigious Top Commercial Brokers list, recognising the top-performing advisers in the non-residential space.

Inflation has seen a slightly higher-than-expected rise, though it still may not be enough to prompt an RBA move next week.

The mortgage broking industry must attract new entrants or risk cannibalising itself, Vow CEO Tim Brown has commented.

Mortgage Choice has launched a white-labelled vehicle loan, available to all its mortgage brokers.

There's nothing like the history that oozes from the walls of the Royal Exhibition Buildings, a short stroll from the Melbourne CBD.

The Australian share market closed lower amid concerns about a tough upcoming federal budget, strong local dollar and possible interest rate rises sparked by higher inflation figures.

The Australian share market shrugged off negative sentiment in early trading on Monday, to close slightly higher as the big banks made up for softness in the resources sector. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had risen 9.8 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 4861.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had gained 6.1 points, or 0.12 per cent, to 4945.4 points.