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Home building up, merchandise imports down in September quarter

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
... September, the first rise in a year, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the number of new homes begun in the September quarter rose 5.5 per cent after falling for the previous three quarters. But it was still seven ...

Home lending falls for first time in almost 12 months: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2003
... in October for the first time in almost a year, new figures showed today, driven by a drop in people buying established homes. But the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said lending increased for building and buying new homes, and a record number ...

ASIC bans Perth investment adviser for 18 months

... efficiently and fairly. Mr Gibellini was found to have advised certain clients to borrow funds against the equity in their homes and to invest those borrowings in high risk, illiquid investments, which were largely mass marketed tax schemes. Mr Gibellini ...

Home lending bounces back in August: ABS

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... Statistics (ABS) said housing finance in the month rose 2.1 per cent, following a slight fall in July. Loans to buy new homes dropped five per cent, the ABS said, the biggest fall since December, allowing for seasonal factors. Borrowing to build homes ...

Building approvals rise 6.2% in June: ABS

... high, despite it being the hardest time for new homebuyers to enter the market in 13 years. Approvals for private sector homes leapt 13.4%, the biggest monthly increase in more than two years, to their highest level since August last year. The jump more ...

Investors warming to shares: ING June quarter report

... savings was higher than during the previous two June quarters, the report said. The proportion of households owning their own homes (69.9%) either outright or through a mortgage fell sharply on the previous two June quarters. Repaying debt, either a ...

NAB cuts fixed interest rates

Joining the major bank scramble to cut fixed interest rates, the National Australia Bank (NAB) today announced a reduction in its home loan fixed interest rates. The new rates effective from June 23 include one-year fixed interest cut to 5.75 per cent ...

Disqualified Sydney businessman sentenced to jail

... According to ASIC estimates, over $535,000 was invested with Taylor's companies by his clients. Some investors mortgaged their homes in order to raise the funds needed to invest in the projects, and were aided by Mr Taylor in arranging the finance, ASIC ...

Macquarie predicts stable outlook for property market

... for baby boomers will be the move toward communal living," Cornish said. "This has already begun with the move to second homes or holiday houses in coastal areas in particular. Community, community, community will be the next catch cry for more city ...