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Mortgage Market Wrap By David Harris, March 01, 2016   Late last year I talked about the changing nature of the mortgage market, particularly in respect to changes brought about by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Well, the market is still constantly changing, however, we are seeing a few lenders loosen up on investment…

ANZ chief has firm eye on mortgage brokers Written by James Mitchell May 04, 2016 ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott has explained the significance of the third-party channel to the group's home lending business, noting that brokers provide far bigger mortgages than its proprietary channels. Mr Elliott says one of the main reasons the third-party…

May 5th, 2015 IS THIS THE LAST RATE CUT FOR 2015? Economists say yes! RBA Commentary for May 2015 Economists are predicting that 2 percent is as low as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will go, at least for 2015. More rate cuts could come in 2016, but this hinges on the economy maintaining…

Five reasons the RBA will likely cut rates again 5 August 2015 Columnist: Shane Oliver - SMSFAdviser While it’s a close call, chances are the RBA will cut rates again before year end, reflecting a poor business investment outlook, weakness in commodity prices, the Australian dollar remaining too high and slowing momentum in home price…