2019 Western Australia Broker Excellence Awards
Thank you to everyone who attended the WA Broker Excellence Awards function! Congratulations to all our award finalists and winners in each category for 2019. Well done on all your hard work, and we look forward to another successful year together. See below for full coverage of finalists, winners and photos from the event! […]
2019 Victorian Broker Excellence Awards
Thank you to everyone who attended the Victorian Broker Excellence Awards function! Congratulations to all our award finalists and winners in each category for 2019. Well done on all your hard work, and we look forward to another successful year together. See below for full coverage of finalists and winners from the event! Broker Group […]
2019 New South Wales Broker Excellence Awards
Thank you to everyone who attended the New South Wales Broker Excellence Awards function! Congratulations to all our award finalists and winners in each category for 2019. Well done on all your hard work, and we look forward to another successful year together. See below for full coverage of finalists, winners and photos from the […]
RBA cash rate unchanged at 1%
The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to leave the official cash rate unchanged at 1% as it awaits fresh economic data to allow it to assess the impact of its June and July cuts. In making this decision not to drop rates again the RBA will have considered some early evidence of an improving […]
First signs of recovery in home loan market as non-major market share reaches record high
The first glimpses of recovery are emerging in the Australian mortgage market, with the AFG Index released today revealing an increase in lodgements for the first time in a year. Non-major lenders are driving much of the activity, responsible for a record high 42 per cent of lodgements and for the first time accounting for […]
RBA cash rate decreased at 1%
The Reserve Bank of Australia decided to once again reduce the official cash rate, this time to 1% in a concentrated effort to boost household spending and the economy in general. In making the decision to lower rates again this month the RBA has signalled its focus on supporting employment growth as it looks to […]
AFG reshapes executive team
Australian Finance Group has reshaped its executive team in preparation for the heightened industry and regulatory engagement required in the post-Royal Commission environment. Reflecting AFG’s increasingly diversified earnings base, the management changes also consolidate executive accountability for all residential mortgage product sales and elevate the leadership role for the growing AFG Securities (AFGS) business. Under […]
Kitchen renos – All you knead to know to add dough to the value of your house
When it comes to buying a house, the kitchen is one of the most important features home buyers take into consideration. If your kitchen is more drab than fab, it’s time for a spruce up. Too often when we talk about renovations it can seem overwhelming – too costly, too hard, too time consuming. But […]
Official RBA cash rate decreased
With the uncertainty of the federal election behind it, the RBA has decided to reduce the official cash rate to 1.25% as it tries to stimulate household spending and the economy. This is the first rate move since August 2016 and I’d like to share some thoughts on why the Reserve Bank of Australia has […]
Cash rate remains unchanged at 1.5% for the 29th consecutive time
The RBA has decided to leave the official cash rate unchanged at 1.5% for the 29th consecutive time and we’d like to share some thoughts on why the Reserve Bank of Australia has made this decision. Only twice before has the RBA elected to drop rates during an election campaign and on both those occasions […]
