2016

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21 Dec 2016 – The Australian – Fears rise as mortgage stress strikes bush, city

15 Dec 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Home loans expected to jump 80 basis points

14 Dec 2016 – The Australian – CBA adds to property investors’ debt pain

13 Dec 2016 – In The Black – The Bank of Mum and Dad: what do families and their advisers need to consider?

09 Dec 2016 – ABC – Interest rates on mortgages likely to rise, despite steady Reserve Bank

09 Dec 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Lenders slash property loans by up to 155 basis points

09 Dec 2016 – ABC Radio AM – Mortgage rates on the rise in bank Christmas cheer

07 Dec 2016 – News.com.au – Caution as interest-only mortgages continue to rise

02 Dec 2016 – Australian Financial Review – How to slash mortgage costs using new opportunities

02 Dec 2016 – Australian Financial Review – CBA hikes mortgage rates by 65 basis points

29 Nov 2016 – Australian Financial Review  -‘Unprecedented’ gap in mortgage rates hits 240 basis points

28 Nov 2016 – News.com.au – US Election result hits Australian home buyers, with mortgage interest rates on the rise

25 Nov 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Big banks hike mortgage costs by up to 60 basis points

25 Nov 2016  – The Australian – Cash no longer king as Citi ends face-to-face time with tellers

25 Nov 2016 – The Australian – Big banks face closer scrutiny, reduced pricing power

25 Nov 2016 –  Australian Financial Review – Real estate trusts down but not out

23 Nov 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Property lenders hike rates by 60 basis points

19 Nov 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Bank squeeze on top-end suburbs

18 Nov 2016 – Finder.com.au – “Trump effect” pushing up fixed rates for home loans in Australia

18 Nov 2016 – Lock in low mortgage rates before it’s too late

16 Nov 2016 – The Motley Fool – It’s begun: Banks have started raising mortgage rates

15 Nov 2016  – Australian Financial Review – Big lenders raise mortgage rates by up to 45 basis points

08 Nov 2016 – The Australian – CBA’s $2.4bn profit belies sector stress

04 Nov 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Attempts to cool over-heating property market are failing, analysis reveals

02 Nov 2016 – The NewDaily -More people are struggling with mortgage repayments

02 Nov 2016 – Australian Financial Review -Lenders ‘discreetly’ raise property borrowers’ rates

28 Oct 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Mortgage refinance tips: check fees to make switch worthwhile

24 Oct 2016 – Australian Financial Review – APRA demands more details on mortgage borrower income

24 Oct 2016 – 2GB –  Ross Greenwood – The Property Market At An Inflection Point

21 Oct 2016 –  Australian Financial Review – NAB cracks down on property lending to ‘reduce risk’

19 Oct 2016 – The Australian Business Review – Banks’ mortgage price war will hurt dividends

19 Oct 2016 – The Age – Mortgage price war could threaten bank dividends

19 Oct 2016 –  Australian Financial Review – Investors, refinancing to dominate mortgages: JPMorgan

16 Oct 2016 – The New Daily – RBA: Melbourne and Brisbane face apartment supply shocks

13 Oct 2016 – Your Mortgage – More parents are helping finance their kids’ first-home purchases

11 Oct 2016 – Yahoo7 Finance – Why the Aussie banks have you in a headlock

11 Oct 2016 – Australian Financial Review – More lenders clamp down on interest-only loans

10 Oct 2016 – Bloomberg – Meet the Parents, Australia’s Fastest-Growing Housing Lender

05 Oct 2016 – ABC Radio National – PM – On The Banking Inquiry

04 Oct 2016 – News.com.au – Getting a home loan could get harder if regulators act on ‘red alert’ debt levels

04 Oct 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Westpac tightens interest-only investor home loans

04 Oct 2016 – The Advisor – ASIC review ‘unlikely to result in strategic shift’

03 Oct 2016 – The Australian – …Played Down Need For Foreign Property Buyer Inquiry

30 Sep 2016 – The Advisor – Broker Commissions Higher Than They Have Ever Been

28 Sep 2016 – Buzzfeed – This Graph About Buying A House Is Bleak

27 Sep 2016 – In The Black – Cashing in on real-time payments

23 Sep 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Property bargains close to the CBD

15 Sep 2016 – ABC TV 7:30 – Lenders Mortgage Insurance

14 Sep 2016 –  Australian Financial Review – Risky interest-only loans stage a comeback despite crackdown

05 Sep 2016 –  Sydney Morning Herald – Small businesses are shunning banks and turn to lender alternatives

25 Aug 2016 – AAP – Mortgage stress lurks despite low rates

23 Aug 2016 – Australian Finance Review – Westpac raises mortgage rates as battle for deposits heats up

10 Aug 2016 – ABC TV – The Business – CBA Results

10 Aug 2016 – ABC Evening TV News – CBA Results

03 Aug 2016 – News.com.au – Analyst warns against the ‘doomed loop’ of cutting interest rates

03 Aug 2016 – AAP – Rates cuts aren’t ‘passed on’

03 Aug 2016 – ABC RN Breakfast – Savers struggle as interest rates plummet

02 Aug 2016 – ABC News – Why the banks are lifting term deposits instead of cutting home loans more

28 Jul 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Lenders blacklist ‘non-genuine’ savings in home loan crackdown

22 Jul 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Banks in fixed-rate home loan ‘blitz’

14 Jul 2016 – Your Mortgage – Banks cut showcase fixed mortgage rates

13 Jul 2016 – Australian Financial Review – HSBC, BoQ, NAB, ANZ slash showcase fixed rates

07 July 2016 – 2GB –  Ross Greenwood – Prospect of Banks’ Ratings Downgrades

29 Jun 2016 – The Australian Business Review – Brexit hammers banks but systemic crisis averted

28 Jun 2016 – The Real Estate Conversation – How to make sense of mortgage backed securities

09 Jun 2016 – The NewDaily – It’s the rates sale of the century

09 Jun 2016 – Australian Financial Review – CBA to cut interest rates to lure property investors

08 Jun 2016  – Australian Financial Review – Lenders push new property loans to the limit

31 May 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Lenders offer couches and vouchers to attract home loan customers

30 May 2016 – Australian Financial Review – AMP bans loans to foreign buyers

27 May 2016 – The Australian – Residential property turmoil as lenders test APRA speed limit

27 May 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Why first-home buyers have it better than their parents

26 May 2016 – Australian Financial Review – CBA boosts scrutiny of mortgage applications

25 May 2016 – The Australian – Lenders return to property investors

24 May 2016 – ABC Radio Nation Breakfast – High Rise Lending Clamp Down

13 May 2016 – 2UE – On Google bans advertising of ‘payday’ loans globally

13 May 2016 – Australian Financial Review – How to trim your mortgage by $700 a month

12 May 2016 – ABC Radio National – PM – Google bans advertising of ‘payday’ loans globally

09 May 2016 – ShanghaiDaily – Banks admit to lending based on false foreign income

09 May 2016 – ABC Radio National – PM – Banks admit approving loans based on fraudulent foreign income information

07 May 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Rate cut, budget changes add fizz to flat property market

03 May 2016 – Australian Broker – Banks accused of overreaction on foreign lending

02 May 2016 – Australian Broker – BoQ in push to attract deposits

28 Apr 2016 – Australian Broker – IMF predicts Australia to have world’s second-highest inflation rate

22 Apr 2016 – The NewDaily – What middle men take from your mortgage

16 Apr 2016  – Australian Financial Review – Mortgage rate rises a wake-up call for property buyers

24 Mar 2016 – Mortgage Business – Mortgage ‘churn’ between major banks on the rise

24 Mar 2016 –  Australian Broker – Brokers key to success for new market in 2016

23 Mar 2016 – SBS News – Refinancing home loans new flavour of day

23 Mar 2016 –  Bloomberg – Refinancing to Drive Australian Mortgage Growth

23 Mar 2016 – Sydney Morning Herald – Wealthy investors most at risk of rate rise, capital hikes

23 Mar 2016 – The Australian – Property investment to remain solid despite slowing market

10 Mar 2016 – The Australian – Disruption Index

04 Mar 2016 – Business Insider – There is a fascinating – and frightening – paradox about Australian first home buyers

04 Mar 2016 – Business Insider – AFFLUENCE: The one characteristic Australians who negative gear have in common

01 Mar 2016 – Bloomberg – Sydney Dwelling Values Increase for a Second Straight Month

29 Feb 2016 – Macquarie Radio Perth – Household Debt

27 Feb 2016 – The Age – Hidden debt that no one is talking about (And it involves you)

27 Feb 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Truckie gears his portfolio ‘to the max’ with more than five investment properties

26 Feb 2016 – Women’s Agenda – Women vulnerable to high cost credit

19 Feb 2016 – Australian Financial Review – Sydney and Melbourne property ‘set for price correction’

12 Feb 2016 – Nine News – Affluent Mortgage Pain On Rate Rise

04 Feb 2016 – ABC Radio National Breakfast – Mortgage Discounts and House Prices