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Houses at half price

... returns, both of which are at the primary purchaser's discretion. Those who choose to go on the co-ownership plan and are first home buyers will still be eligible to the stamp duty concessions in NSW. The initiative is the most recent example of a whole ...

Equity lenders prepare to take on reverse mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM | WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007

... The first non-government shared equity loan, Rismark's equity finance mortgage, is being marketed at this stage to first home buyers and families that want to trade up, but it will not be long before the product is being offered to retirees. Rismark ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007

The Housing Industry Association/Commonwealth Bank Affordability Index has reached its worst level since the index began in 1984, according to the latest release. The index is now 15 plus per cent less than in December 2005 which was when first homes ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006

... per cent as did owner occupied housing. The value of fixed term investment loans fell by 1.4 per cent. The number of first home buyers as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance decreased from 16.8 per cent in July to 16.1 per cent in August. ...

First time home buyers locked out: Genworth

A leading mortgage report has highlighted data revealing that the number of first home buyers had fallen from its historical average last year despite the rise of more consumer-friendly home loan products. According to the latest Genworth Financial ...

KiwiSaver takes off

... (SG), the scheme is voluntary and offers the option for the individual to funnel some of the savings into buying their first home. The Government said the scheme is designed to encourage New Zealanders to develop long-term savings habits by way of an ...

Economic round-up

PETER BELL | TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006

... dropped by 5.3 per cent in the June quarter to be about 6.1 per cent lower than it was last Christmas. The HIA said that first home buyers are typically committing 27.9 per cent of their income towards mortgage repayments.

Daily economic report

PETER BELL | THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2006

... the loans approved which was the highest share of fixed rate loans since 1998. Simultaneously the share of loans to first home buyers fell to 17 per cent which is the lowest level since the middle of last year. These figures indicate some pessimism creeping ...

Genworth study uncovers $41.9bn graduate mortgage market

... to get mortgage funds from a prime lender with a lower deposit than is ordinarily required. And if the graduate is a First Home Buyer, there is a reduced premium rate which can also be added into the overall mortgage loan amount. The group is also taking ...

Recovering house prices to sustain wealth affect

... should point to higher levels of sales activity. Ian Graham, chief executive officer of PMI, said, "The recovery of first home buyer activity over the past couple of years is a very positive trend&With stable interest rates, further modest growth in ...

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Brookfield Oaktree to further democratise alternatives in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN

Local investors will get access to Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions' global private credit strategy later this year, with plans to launch it as a unit trust.

Retail funds drive down admin fees: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA

Expensive retail superannuation funds have finally become competitive with industry funds after bringing down their administration fees, a new analysis by KPMG shows.

DWS names APAC chief investment officer, real estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

DWS appointed Matthias Naumann as chief investment officer, real estate in Asia Pacific as a sign of its ambitions in the region.

Employees will quit on full return-to-office orders: Survey

KARREN VERGARA

Financial services professionals will threaten to quit if they are forced to go into the office five days a week, a Robert Walters survey finds.

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