Mortgage Index – August 2012
STRONGEST JULY IN 5 YEARS AS FIRST HOME BUYERS RETURN AFG, Australia’s largest mortgage broker, processed more home loans last month than for any July since 2007
STRONGEST JULY IN 5 YEARS AS FIRST HOME BUYERS RETURN AFG, Australia’s largest mortgage broker, processed more home loans last month than for any July since 2007
REFINANCING PEAKS AS BORROWERS ABANDON FIXED RATE LOANS – JUNE FIGURES Two in five new mortgages in June were arranged for borrowers choosing to refinance their properties,
BIGGEST MONTH FOR MORTGAGE SALES IN 3 YEARS – MAY FIGURES AFG, Australia’s largest mortgage broker, processed more home loans in May than in any month since
SOFT APRIL HOME LOAN FIGURES EXPOSES NEED FOR CONFIDENCE BOOSTING RATE CUTS Reduced demand for home loans in April shows why meaningful home loan rate reductions
FIXED RATE MORTGAGES HIT FOUR YEAR HIGH AS PROPERTY MARKET BECOMES A TALE OF TWO SEABOARDS One in four new borrowers in March chose to lock
HIGHEST FEBRUARY MORTGAGE SALES ON RECORD AS FIXED RATE LOANS PEAK Average new home loan reaches $400k for first time ever AFG, Australia’s largest mortgage broker,
MASSIVE SWING BACK FOR JANUARY MORTGAGE FIGURES, BUT BORROWERS PLAY WAIT AND SEE ON RATES Mortgage sales for January were much higher than in the same
DRAMATIC HOME LOAN GRAB BY NON MAJOR LENDERS: DECEMBER FIGURES Non major lenders increased their share of the home loan market by almost a quarter in
BORROWERS DEFY GLOBAL GLOOM – RATE CUT SEES MORTGAGE MARKET LEAP 18% IN NOVEMBER Record 2 in 5 new mortgages for investors Mortgage borrowers defied the
FIRST HOME BUYERS RETURN AS LENDERS COMPETE ON RATES First Home Buyers are returning to the market in greater numbers than at any time since September 2009,