MORTGAGE

Life/Risk

Australian mortgage holders are borrowing within their means and are taking the initiative by getting ahead of their debt, a survey has found....

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Financial planning

Over 300,000 Australian mortgage holders have no real equity in their homes, according to Roy Morgan....

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Life/Risk

Australia has the highest ratio of household debt to GDP and presents a significant risk to the country's economic future, Deloitte believes....

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Financial planning

Property investors are increasing purchasing established properties with two or more bedrooms, according to Mortgage Choice. ...

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Financial planning

Over one in three Australians will delay plans to have children because of the costs of raising a family, according to new findings by Mortgage Choice....

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Financial planning

Household debt in Australia is four times what it was in 1988 on the back of historically low interest rates and low unemployment. ...

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Financial planning

A mortgage broking firm has changed its Chinese-language advertisements after ASIC was concerned their statements could be misleading or deceptive....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers and superannuation funds are best placed to educate retirees about using reverse mortgages to support their retirements....

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Financial planning

A Western Australian financial adviser has been found to have breached her fiduciary duty by organising a $200,000 loan that saw her earn a $70,000 payment....

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Policy & Regulation

APRA actions Financial System Inquiry recommendation telling banks to lift capital requirements backing residential mortgages....

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Financial planning

Branches of the Yellow Brick Road-owned mortgage provider, RESI Mortgage Corporation, will add advice to their offering as part of a rebranding move....

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Financial planning

A South Australian mortgage broker has faced Adelaide Magistrates Court over a $12 million deception....

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Financial planning

Concerns about the way the Bank of Queensland assesses clients’ home loan applications has prompted the bank to improve its lending practices....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers are hiring mortgage brokers and tying them into their business instead of using external referrals according to a mortgage aggregator....

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Financial planning

Major mortgage lenders have bounced back after losing the number of new home loans to non-majors at the end of last year, according to data by AFG. ...

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