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Michael Mata – Page 65

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Perth’s apartment market slump is a sign of things to come for the east coast capitals

Some analysts say the looming apartment glut in Perth is a sign of things to come for the east coast capitals

27 Oct, 2016

Adelaide and Hobart are potential hotbeds for property price growth

According to a new report, Adelaide and Hobart have leapt ahead of other major capital cities, becoming potential hotbeds for property price growth

27 Oct, 2016

Junior lenders want the major lenders to be hit with heavier mortgage risk weights

Junior lenders are calling for Australia’s major banks to be hit with heavier mortgage risk weights, arguing that APRA’s interim changes don’t go far enough

27 Oct, 2016

APRA wants lenders to screen potential borrowers more thoroughly

APRA wants lenders to tighten their lending criteria and extract more detailed information about borrowers’ incomes and expenses

26 Oct, 2016

Treasurer: The government will tackle housing affordability

The government recently announced it would take on one of its biggest challenges—putting housing within the reach of more young adults and first-home buyers

26 Oct, 2016

Tapping into the bank of mum and dad: risks and safeguards

With house prices continuing to climb, many young adults are increasingly turning to the “bank of mum and dad” to afford their first homes

26 Oct, 2016

Borrowers enjoy lucrative discounts amid the Big Four’s price war

Australia’s biggest banks have resumed their price competition and borrowers are benefiting as they’re being offered lucrative discounts

25 Oct, 2016

NAB blacklists Mackay and surrounding areas

NAB has effectively priced itself out of Mackay, telling mortgage brokers that borrowers now needed a 30% deposit to qualify for a home loan

25 Oct, 2016

NAB is capping lending to buyers; blacklists more than 600 towns and suburbs

NAB has compiled a borrowers’ blacklist of more than 600 towns and suburbs where it has capped lending to buyers

24 Oct, 2016

The biggest lenders raked in $2.5 billion by charging real estate investors more

Australia’s biggest lenders have raked in an extra $2.5 billion by charging investors more for loans than owner occupiers

24 Oct, 2016

APRA chairman refuses to use the “B word” to describe Sydney housing market

Wayne Byres, chairman of APRA, has refused to use the “B word” to describe the Sydney housing market, saying the situation was more nuanced

21 Oct, 2016

Morgan Stanley: Apartment glut will negatively impact the economy

Morgan Stanley analysts warned that the looming apartment glut in inner-city regions will negatively impact the economy

21 Oct, 2016

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