Economy

Sep 3 2019

Regulators could consider a fresh round of macro-prudential measures to keep debt levels at bay, according to one analyst, amid the growing possibility of a “V-shaped” recovery in the ...

Sep 3 2019

The non-major has announced changes to the bank’s leadership transition plans, following the resignation of its acting chief executive.

Sep 2 2019

APRA has released a revamped version of its monthly banking statistics, reporting mortgage portfolio contractions of approximately $2.7 billion across three of the major banks.

Sep 2 2019

Yellow Brick Road has announced that it has secured a $120-million residential mortgage-backed securities securitisation warehouse facility as it continues its focus on mortgages.

Sep 2 2019

The number of dwellings approved in July contracted by 9.7 per cent over the month and 28.5 per cent over the year, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown. 

Aug 30 2019

Climate change has become an important consideration in the property process, with more buyers assessing its potential impact before locking in their desired home.

Aug 29 2019

Financial markets are increasingly expecting the Australian cash rate to slip into negative territory, according to the chief economist of a global investment firm.

Aug 29 2019

The federal election in May this year created a “distortion” in home sales, according to the chief economist of HIA, who noted that the recent quarterly improvement in sales is not ...

Aug 28 2019

Concerns about rising mortgage debt among Australians aged 55-plus have been mounting, with a new report stating that loan balances have ballooned by 600 per cent since the late 1980s.