NO SPRING BOUNCE IN MORTGAGE SALES: SEPTEMBER DATA AFG CALLS ON RBA TO HOLD RATES AFG, Australia’s largest mortgage broker, has called on the RBA

MORTGAGE MARKET STRENGTHENS DESPITE ELECTION: AUGUST DATA But mining tax fears concern QLD and WA investors Despite the Federal Election, mortgage sales in August were 10.9%

MORTGAGE SALES DOWN 9.1%: JULY FIGURES But surprise blip in first home buyers in QLD, NSW Sales of new mortgages fell by 9.1% in July

HOME LOAN GEARING HITS ALL TIME LOW AS LENDERS TIGHTEN CREDIT Loan to Value Ratios (LVRs) have hit an all time low as home loan lenders

ONLY 15.4% OF NEW MORTGAGES SOLD TO UPGRADERS AS ECONOMIC WORRIES DEEPEN: MAY FIGURES Only 15.4% of all mortgages arranged in May were sold to

MORTGAGES: APRIL SALES FALL 15% AS RATES BITE Two tier market as investors surge to 60% of all new mortgages Mortgage sales fell by 15.6%

PROPERTY BUYERS REFINANCE IN RECORD NUMBERS AS SECOND TIER LENDERS RECOVER Mortgage refinancing hit a record high of 37.2% of all mortgages arranged in March, with

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

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

2 OUT OF EVERY 5 MORTGAGES FOR INVESTMENT AS NSW BUCKS NATIONAL DECLINE – DECEMBER FIGURES Two out of every five mortgages arranged in NSW