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Sarah Simpkins

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Sarah Simpkins is the news editor across Mortgage Business and The Adviser. Previously, she reported on banking, financial services and wealth management for InvestorDaily and ifa. You can contact her on [email protected].

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WA urged to reform stamp duty for FHBs, seniors

WA urged to reform stamp duty for FHBs, seniors

A real estate industry body has called on the Western Australian government to issue stamp duty relief for first home bu...Read More
Financial services no longer largest target for class actions

Financial services no longer largest target for class actions

For the first time in more than a decade, the banking and financial services industry wasn’t served with the most clas...Read More
Richard Chesworth

Bluestone hires specialist distribution head

Bluestone Home Loans has filled a newly created role, leading distribution of specialised lending products, as the lende...Read More
La Trobe CEO to exit after $1.5bn sale

La Trobe CEO to exit after $1.5bn sale

The chief of La Trobe Financial will depart, after selling his stake in the non-bank lender to Canadian group Brookfield...Read More
FHB loans aren’t riskier: RBA

FHB loans aren’t riskier: RBA

Despite having higher loan-to-valuation ratios and lower cash buffers, first home buyers have been found to be no more l...Read More
Housing affordability inquiry says open superannuation vault

Housing affordability inquiry says open superannuation vault

First home buyers should be able to use their retirement savings as collateral for a mortgage, according to a parliament...Read More
Home loan rates fell further than funding costs: RBA

Home loan rates fell further than funding costs: RBA

Fierce competition led to the banks squeezing their loan rates further than funding costs dropped in the past year, RBA ...Read More
Ukraine war could dent housing demand: CoreLogic

Ukraine war could dent housing demand: CoreLogic

Consumer confidence and the housing market could be dampened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid heightened global un...Read More
Mortgage affordability sees steepest annual decline in 12 years

Mortgage affordability sees steepest annual decline in 12 years

An affordability index has tracked the largest annual rise in the amount of average income needed to repay an average mo...Read More

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