Australia's own lending fraud... Join discussion...

Subprime in Australia Join discussion...

A video from 2003 of David McWilliams talking about the Irish Housing Bubble. Almost everything he says seems applicable to Australia today. Join discussion...

"Commercial banks are halting individual property loans in the face of tightening monetary policy and limited lending quota" Join discussion...

"ANZ Australian chief executive Phil Chronican" discusses negative gearing and Australian house price growth. Join discussion...

"Falling land prices may prompt Chinese property developers to write down the value of their assets, forcing a sober reassessment for those with vast land holdings" Join discussion...

A good blog article regarding taxation in relation to property - particularly negative gearing and how the Henry Review addressed it (includes some good charts) Join discussion...

"HOME owners are being offered bigger discounts on increasingly large mortgages as banks seek to breathe life into the flagging lending market." (including reduced deposits) Join discussion...

"...$3 billion is now being borrowed against family homes in reverse mortgages, and that is an increase of more than 10 per cent in a year... there are strong signs that older Australians are using the financial product to make up for inadequate planning for their retirements" Join discussion...

"GE, which is winding down its mortgages book in the region given high cost of funds, is selling prime mortgages, sub prime mortgages and the New Zealand book." Join discussion...