NEWS

Interest rates remain biggest hurdle for home buyers, NAB survey finds

Property professionals now expect house prices to fall 4.2% over the coming year

Cashback offers reigniting channel conflict concerns

‘The challenge is not whether lenders offer incentives, but how they do so,’ says broker association boss

Borrowing capacity down almost $90,000 as spring market stalls

Home sales slump 20.9% as selling times stretch to 41 days

Mortgage stress climbs 7.5% as analyst warns of a tipping point

Recent first-home buyers and affluent borrowers among most exposed

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PREMIUM

How SFG builds lasting relationships that help brokers grow

How SFG combines personal relationships and practical support to help members grow

SPECIALTY

Commercial

Rate rises cooling commercial property demand

Industrial sales volumes were up 27% in the year to June, but successive rate rises are now cooling buyer interest

Commercial

Businesses feeling the pinch as late payments soar

A ‘clear escalation’ in liquidity pressure causing a sector-agnostic headache for Aussie firms

TV

Bigger brokerages chase growth without losing clients

Liberty on helping brokers navigate complex lending scenarios

MPA POD

What Gerald Foley learned building nMB over 25 years

As MPA and nMB both mark 25 years, industry veteran reflects on a defining era for Australian mortgage broking

MORTGAGE INDUSTRY

Demographic changes to shrink Canada's workforce: Bank of Canada

‘Businesses need to understand it to develop new markets and products, invest in productivity-enhancing technology and help their workers gain skills for the future’

Demographic changes to shrink Canada's workforce: Bank of Canada

‘Businesses need to understand it to develop new markets and products, invest in productivity-enhancing technology and help their workers gain skills for the future’

Five female mortgage brokers who mean business join industry-backed program

Joint initiative between the MFAA and COSBOA targets investment in female leadership, business growth and workplace inclusion

DE&I

Mortgage demand slump deepens – Equifax

Both first-home buyer and investor cohorts post sharp declines in September

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