REIA bursts housing bubble
Australia is not in the midst of a housing bubble, says the Real Estate Institute of Australia, contrary to recent comments by GMO's chief strategist Jeremy Grantham.
Interest rates set for freeze
The RBA is indicating that it intends to hold interest rates at their current level until later this year, in a move designed to protect economic stability.
Could high exit fees be illegal?
The research paper, which examines exit fees for variable rate mortgages, is arguing that the average fee charged by lenders that are non-authorised deposit taking institutions (ADIs) dwarf those of other institutions. The report estimates that the average exit fee charged by a non-ADI for a $250,000 variable rate loan terminated within three years totals $1,900, in contrast to the rates charged by large banks ($680), other banks ($589) and credit unions ($420).