Economy

The central bank is confident that its recent cuts to the cash rate, along with APRA’s changes to loan assessment requirements, will improve conditions in the credit space.

Brisbane could be the “winner” in the next stage of the housing cycle, with prices expected to rise by up to 120 per cent by 2028, according to a property industry executive. 

The head of an industry association is calling on lenders to stop “holding [borrowers] to ransom” in their “mortgage prisons” and quickly update home loan serviceability assessment criteria

Auction clearance rates spiked in the June quarter, which, according to CoreLogic, is further evidence of a recovery in the housing market.

House price growth is expected to be “muted” for some time, with “high levels of supply” and continued credit tightening to weigh on the market, according to BIS Oxford Economics.

An increasing number of Australian households are carrying debt at least three times higher than their income, new ABS data has revealed.

An extra $50 per week in mortgage repayments could shave nearly $47,000 off the total interest paid over the life of an average home loan, according to new modelling.

A big four bank has updated its home loan serviceability assessment policy in response to APRA’s regulatory amendments.

The prudential regulator has announced that it is temporarily raising capital requirements for three major banks.

The demand for credit assessors in the home and business loan sectors is increasing as banks tighten their lending standards.