Home Loans

Rates of mortgage stress continue to rise

More than 1,035,000 Australian households are now estimated to be suffering from mortgage stress, equating to over 31% of all owner-occupied borrowing households.

By Dominic Beattie ● March 05, 2019

Enough Sydney vacancies to house Wagga Wagga’s population

Greater-Sydney’s empty properties are enough to shelter the entire population of a town the size of Wagga Wagga or Tamworth, according to one property research firm.

By Dominic Beattie ● March 04, 2019

Less than half of renters think they’ll ever own a home: HIA

92% of current renters have aspirations of owning a home – but only 49% of them feel they will do so.

By Dominic Beattie ● March 04, 2019

Property price falls ease over February: Corelogic

The median value of Australian property continued to slide over February, albeit at a slower pace than in January and December, according to new data.

By Dominic Beattie ● March 01, 2019

Monthly housing credit growth hits lowest rate in 34 years

Australia’s property lending slowdown continued over January 2019, with housing credit growing by the slowest monthly rate since 1984.

By Dominic Beattie ● February 28, 2019

ASIC to receive real-time home loan data

In a bid to crack down on excessive and risky home loans being sold, ASIC is seeking to implement a new system of real-time mortgage data collection.

By William Jolly ● February 28, 2019

Construction sector suffers further falls in December quarter

Australia’s construction sector has continued to decline, with total construction falling over the three months to December 2018.

By David Lammey ● February 27, 2019

Westpac & UBS flag further housing market weakness

Analysts from two of Australia’s biggest financial institutions have warned that tightening lending standards could continue to lower house prices and weigh down the economy.

By Dominic Beattie ● February 26, 2019

Lenders should pay flat 1.1% fee to mortgage brokers: Labor

Labor has backflipped on intentions for implementing the ‘borrower pays’ approach to mortgage broker commissions.

By William Jolly ● February 22, 2019

Property investors look towards Perth and Brisbane for gains

Australian property investors consider Perth and Brisbane the best capital cities to invest in, according to a new survey.

By David Lammey ● February 20, 2019

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