mortgages

ICE moves to digitise the US mortgage ecosystem with the acquisition of Black Knight, aiming for efficiency, transparency, and lower costs.

I spoke with AMP's Diana Mousina and buyers agent Pete Wargent to find out.

MA FINANCIAL GROUP – A MINI MACQUARIE BANK? The Surrey Australian Equities Fund (SAEF) has had a holding in MA Financial Group (MAF.ASX) for some time. While the...

When assessing the arrears performance of Australian mortgage originators, we must compare apples with apples. What this means is that investors need to group risk...

Commercial Real Estate Outlook: I just had a look at the latest Fed Loan Officer survey, and things are not looking good for what is a heavily credit-driven sector…...

October 2022  Australian property market prices are falling, and rents are rising rapidly. Interest rates are rising even faster. Affordability statistics have...

Welcome to this month's trade floor update. The RBA has raised rates for the second month in a row, and we haven’t seen the end of it. It’s a good time to be a bond...

There are decades of Australian banking failures from which investment managers can learn strict prudential discipline. And yet, many only draw from their own...

Today's income investors might be forgiven for thinking the old certainties are not only upside down but all over the place. It's bewildering. Asset classes that...

While achieving revenue growth is proving to be challenging for the banks at present with the impact of ultra-low interest rates and the effects of the Hayne Royal...

Last week, the Reserve Bank of Australia signalled a very weak dovish bias that was as good as hold for longer, to the surprise of many. But what is more surprising is...

As most bank customers would know, transaction and traditional savings accounts pay little or no interest at present. This fixes the funding cost of these deposits for...

Last month, REA Group chief executive Owen Wilson claimed that “the buyers are definitely back”. And recent data seem to back him up. House prices are rebounding,...

Being able to measure and monitor the true level of mortgage delinquencies across an economy is essential for investors and regulators interested in asset pricing and...

The level of household financial stress in Australia is a key issue. This is because a significant pull-back in the financial position of households would have flow-on...