Economy

Loan settlements rebound, and refinances hit record highs
24 January 2022
Loan settlements rebound, and refinances hit record highs

New loan sale settlements rose in Victoria and NSW and refinancing continues to trend at historical highs in Western Australia, according to the latest data. 

RBA to hike cash rate in August: Westpac
21 January 2022
RBA to hike cash rate in August: Westpac

Despite the Reserve Bank digging its heels in on the timing of its cash rate climb, Westpac economists have predicted the right conditions will be fast-forwarded to August.

Westpac NZ chief economist moves to government
20 January 2022
Westpac NZ chief economist moves to government

New Zealand’s Treasury has confirmed the appointment of its new chief economic adviser, nabbed from a big four bank.

LATEST PODCAST: What the year has in store
17 January 2022
LATEST PODCAST: What the year has in store

The Mortgage Business Uncut podcast is your weekly analysis of the biggest themes shaping the Australian mortgages market.

LATEST PODCAST: Election, property trends to shape 2022
10 January 2022
LATEST PODCAST: Election, property trends to shape 2022

The Mortgage Business Uncut podcast is your weekly analysis of the biggest themes shaping the Australian mortgages market.

Record-breaking mortgage streak continues
6 January 2022
Record-breaking mortgage streak continues

Banks wrote $11.2 billion more in owner-occupied home loans in November – a 0.9 per cent increase on the prior month – as record levels of mortgage activity continue.

How the shape of the mortgage industry changed in 2021
31 December 2021
How the shape of the mortgage industry changed in 2021

The year 2021 has been another turbulent one, with a massive amount of structural change taking place in the mortgages space this year. We review how the shape of the home loan lending ...

Home loan affordability improving: Bluestone
23 December 2021
Home loan affordability improving: Bluestone

National mortgage affordability improved in the October quarter, but still runs above average, according to non-bank lender Bluestone.

UK raises the cash rate – will Australia follow suit?
22 December 2021
UK raises the cash rate – will Australia follow suit?

ANALYSIS: The Bank of England became one of the first major economies to increase rates since the pandemic first hit, but will Australia do the same?

2021 becomes the biggest auction year on record
21 December 2021
2021 becomes the biggest auction year on record

There have been 116,684 capital city auctions held over the 2021 year to date, overtaking 2017 as the busiest auction year on record.