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Business and financial news, including the latest property and investment updates.

Investment Rates in the Non-Bank Sector

More and more borrowers are looking to non-banks for commercial loans in the wake of regulatory changes imposed on banks post the Global Financial Crisis.

Misclassifying Investors Has Consequences

Sadly, many investors are “duped” into investments with promises of high returns yet little to no risk disclosure from the finance product provider.

TierONE Capital’s Crystal Ball

We all understand that the environment in 2020 was a health crisis before it was an economic crisis.

Equity Release Loans

In the search for the often elusive additional equity to finalise a project, non-bank lenders can be the answer.

Replacement of Stamp Duty

The arguments for the replacement of stamp duty on the purchase of residential property gathered momentum which has subsequently lead to significant relief reforms.

Australian Property Market Update

‘Unprecedented’ has been arguably overused in 2020 but it’s difficult not to use it in a year when our economy has been impacted by a global crisis, the likes of which we’ve never seen before.

Responsible Lending Laws

Last week marked the beginning of the Federal Government’s consultation period on proposed Consumer Credit reforms.

Affordable Housing

The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment has released an Explanation for Intended Effect on a new Housing Diversity State Environmental Planning Policy.

A Case for Extending the $25,000 HomeBuilder Grant

When the Federal Government announced the HomeBuilder grant, there was no way of foreseeing the extent to which a second wave of COVID 19 infections would affect the ability to take up the grant.