Federal Budget 2017: Winners and losers FUNDING for the NDIS has been guaranteed in a win for disability services, while big banks are the big losers in the Budget. WINNERS * Disabled people Funding guaranteed for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, which is expected to cost $21 billion a year once it is fully implemented […]
Rentberry caused a stir when it launched in the US last year, with criticism that the app would drive prices up further, especially in expensive markets such as San Francisco. A controversial Silicon Valley start-up that lets tenants bid against each other for rental properties will launch in Australia this year, amid fears it will jack Aussie rents up higher. Alex Lubinsky, co-founder of the San […]
Survey finds Australian borrowers could not make home loan repayments if they fell seriously ill. NEARLY half of Australian mortgages are worried about what being diagnosed with a serious illness would mean for their repayments, with some claiming to be incapable of servicing their home loans for even one month if they became seriously ill, […]
A wave of rate hikes about to hit brokers. Funding costs and regulatory pressure will drive rates upwards and cut discounts, regardless of today’s RBA call 85% of brokers think there will be further out-of-cycle rate increases, regardless of today’s cash rate decision by the RBA. This was the finding of broker listing site Hashching, […]
The heads of several leading banks, aggregates and industry consultants have said that mortgage brokers, rather than banks, “are the most influential information source for consumers on mortgage products”. The Deloitte Australian Mortgage Report 2017, asked several industry leaders — including representatives from AFG, Bank of Queensland, Commonwealth Bank, eChoice, Homeloans, NAB, Pepper Money, and […]