Reflections On The FSI Interim Report – Part 1

Having summarised the main observations from the 460 page Financial System Inquiry (FSI) interim report yesterday, today we start to delve more deeply into some of most important issues raised. In a number of areas, we believe the work to date could be sharpened. Lender’s Mortgage Insurance. The report rightly highlights that for banks with … Continue reading “Reflections On The FSI Interim Report – Part 1”

Investors Still Good To Go – Tax Breaks Ahoy!

Today we look at property investor trends in our household surveys series. We have been following the strong growth in investment lending, so was interested to see what property investors were thinking. Their appetite to invest appears to be slowing as we showed in our earlier post. Looking at those who are thinking about transacting, … Continue reading “Investors Still Good To Go – Tax Breaks Ahoy!”