Mortgage Index – July 2011
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 share fro
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 share fro
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, A
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 w
MORTGAGE SALES RECOVER AFTER THE FLOODS – BUT STILL LOWER THAN MARCH 2010: LATEST FIGURES New South Wales bucks the trend with stronger figures Mortgage sales during March saw a
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 non bank lenders
LOWEST MONTHLY SALES SINCE 2004 AS FLOODS HIT NATIONAL MORTGAGE MARKET: JANUARY FIGURES The number of mortgages processed in January was the lowest recorded by AFG, Australia’s
MORTGAGE MARKET POISED FOR RECOVERY AFTER TOUGHÂ 2010: LATEST FIGURES But trend to Fixed Rate mortgages shows consumer caution Total mortgage sales fell by 10% in 2010 compared to
SURPRISE BOUNCE IN MORTGAGE MARKET AFTER LATEST RATE HIKES: NOVEMBER FIGURES Dramatic rise in Fixed rate loans Australia’s mortgage market proved surprisingly resilient in Novem
HORSE ALREADY BOLTED ON RATE FEARS: OCTOBER DATA AFG CALLS FOR CANBERRA LEADERSHIP IN STALLED HOME LOAN MARKET AFG, Australia’s largest mortgage broker, has called for leadershi
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 to hold rates steady as mortgag
MORTGAGE MARKET STRENGTHENS DESPITE ELECTION:Â AUGUST DATA But mining tax fears concern QLD and WA investors Despite the Federal Election, mortgage sales in August were 10.9% highe
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 compared to June, and 15.1%Â compared to July