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,

MASSIVE LEAP IN FIXED RATE LOANS AS FIRST HOME BUYERS RETURN TO THE MARKET IN NSW AND WA Fixed rate home loans rose sharply in popularity

MORTGAGE SALES SURGE ON RATE EXPECTATIONS: AUGUST DATA August mortgage sales surged to their highest volume in over eighteen months according to AFG, Australia’s largest mortgage broker.

MORTGAGE MARKETS STAGNATE ON CONSUMER FEARS Only 11.7% of mortgages for owner occupiers: July data Australia’s mortgage sales declined by 3.7% in July, as consumers

BIG BANKS GRAB MARKET SHARE AS BUYERS REFINANCE: JUNE MORTGAGE DATA Highly competitive home loan deals offered by Australia’s big four banks has seen them grab market

SURPRISE UPLIFT FOR MORTGAGES AS INVESTORS SWOOP: MAY FIGURES Mortgage sales increased by 18.8% in May as investors took advantage of softer market conditions according to AFG,

AFG CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO BOOST CONSUMER CONFIDENCE AFTER ANOTHER FLAT MONTH: APRIL FIGURES AFG, Australia’s largest mortgage broker, has called on the Government to address weak

LENDER WARS ARE ON – BUT CONSUMERS CAUTIOUS TO BUY OR SWITCH LOANS: FEBRUARY FIGURES Increased competition among mortgage lenders has seen the market share of