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Government vows to remove red tape to boost housing supply
by AB
A federal government response into a review of competition polices in Australia could result in some key steps being taken to alleviate issues of housing affordability and supply
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AB weekend wrap: Regulation, regulation and more regulation
by AB
This week, regulation dominated the news, with new expectations for verifying expenses, clawbacks in the spotlight and a law that could impact broker contracts
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MFAA appoints lobbyist to represent industry
by Adam Smith
The MFAA has appointed a lobbyist it says will help to better educate government on the role of brokers
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Best guess not good enough when verifying expenses, says lawyer
by Julia Corderoy
ASIC is unlikely to make brokers obtain bank statements and credit card statements from consumers in order to verify living expenses but doing nothing to increase verification standards is not an option
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Home loan websites suck, research reveals
by Julia Corderoy
The Australian mortgage industry has the weakest website customer experience compared with other financial products and industries, a consumer review has revealed
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Australian house price growth set to halve
by Julia Corderoy
Australian house price growth is set to halve over the next two years, according to modelling from Citi, but this represents a cooling of the market, not a crash