Mortgage Index – March 2010
March 6, 2010
INVESTORS STORM THE PROPERTY MARKET AS SECOND-TIER LENDERS STAGE A COME-BACK: FEBRUARY MORTGAGE FIGURES After a lull over the summer holidays property investors are flocking
Mortgage Index – February 2010
February 1, 2010
47% SLUMP IN MORTGAGE SALES: AFG WARNS RBA ON ANOTHER RATE RISE A dramatic slump in mortgage sales in January has prompted AFG, Australia’s largest
Mortgage Index – January 2010
January 5, 2010
2 OUT OF EVERY 5 MORTGAGES FOR INVESTMENT AS NSW BUCKS NATIONAL DECLINE – DECEMBER FIGURES Two out of every five mortgages arranged in NSW
Mortgage Index – December 2009
December 2, 2009
AVERAGE MORTGAGES HIT ALL TIME HIGH DESPITE CAUTIOUS MARKET – NOVEMBER FIGURES The average new mortgage arranged in Australia in November reached $367,000, the highest on
Mortgage Index – November 2009
November 9, 2009
MORTGAGE MARKET COOLS AS RATES RISE AND FIRST HOME BUYING FALLS – LATEST FIGURES The mortgage market cooled in October as the number of first home
Mortgage Index – October 2009
October 8, 2009
NO LAST MINUTE RUSH FOR FIRST HOME GRANTS – SEPTEMBER MORTGAGE FIGURES Despite first home buyer grants being reduced at the end of last month,
Mortgage Index – September 2009
September 2, 2009
TRADE-UP BUYERS RETURN TO MARKET – AUGUST MORTGAGE FIGURES Property owners trading up their family homes are returning to the market after a period in the
Mortgage Index – August 2009
August 9, 2009
$354,000 – THE AVERAGE SIZE OF A NEW MORTGAGE IN AUSTRALIA REACHES RECORD: JULY MORTGAGE FIGURES The average new mortgage lodged in Australia rose to
Mortgage Index – July 2009
July 6, 2009
FIRST HOME BUYER ACTIVITY FALLS 30% – JUNE MORTGAGE FIGURES Mortgage sales to first home buyers have fallen by 30.6% since their peak in March
Mortgage Index – June 2009
June 9, 2009
FIRST HOME BUYER PEAK OVER – BUT INVESTORS TIP TOE BACK : LATEST MORTGAGE FIGURES The peak of first home buying activity is over according to