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Lender economists continue to anticipate rate cuts later this year, despite the central bank entertaining the potential of discussing rate hikes.

The regulator has granted the big four major banks to develop an assurance acquisition program for aggregators.

The majority of Australians believe that banks are putting profits over customer service, according to new data from COBA.

The federal government has announced a budget commitment of over $90 million to boost the number of skilled workers in the housing sector.

The major bank has said that mortgage brokers settled the majority of its home loans in its half-year results.

The state government has earmarked an additional $700 million for its shared equity home buying scheme for its final year.

Hackers are increasingly targeting home buyers to scam them out of their settlement funds, according to Slater and Gordon Lawyers.

The monetary policy board has made its decision for the official cash rate for the month.

While the general consensus is for the central bank to hold the cash rate at 4.35 per cent today, rate hikes may be “inevitable” to quell inflation.

The group’s total mortgage portfolio has increased by over $50 billion, according to its latest financial results.

More than 150,000 Australians have achieved home ownership under the government scheme.

The National Housing Supply and Affordability Council has assessed Australia’s housing market in its inaugural State of the Housing System 2024 report.

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Rising house prices have accentuated the year-on-year increase in the value of new mortgages.

While dwelling approvals have begun to rise from the doldrums, high-density approvals reached a 12-year low in March, according to new data.