Loyal bank customers exploited: Productivity Commission draft report
Competition for home loans in the Australian banking sector is "less than desirable" says the Productivity Commission's draft report, and loyal customers are often exploited.
A UBS survey of 900 people who took out home loans this year, found that only 67 per cent said their application was "completely factual and accurate".
Gurner working with council on Wellington Street amendments, responds to councillor comments
Tim Gurner spoke to SCHWARTZWILLIAMS about his Koichi Takada-designed, Wellington Street development in Collingwood, and about the "unhelpful" comments from councillor Steve Jolly.
Victoria establishes taskforce to fast-track flammable cladding probe
Architect and former premier Ted Baillieu will head up the new Victorian Cladding Taskforce, which has been established to investigate how widely flammable cladding has been used on Victorian high-rise buildings.
For every property they are marketing, Victorian agents must now provide a fact sheet with comparable sales, median prices, and estimated sale price, under new underquoting laws that come in today.
REIA launches new course for agents wishing to provide financial information
The REIA has teamed up with the Institute of Public Accountants to launch a new training course for real estate agents who wish to provide financial information about property investment.
