Economy

Regional markets hold firm as bittersweet price slump continues
29 April 2019
Suburbs

National dwelling values have now suffered a peak-to-trough fall of over 7 per cent, with sharp declines across the country’s capital partly offset by resilient regional markets. 

Housing industry ‘more vulnerable to skill shortages’
29 April 2019
House

The Australian housing industry is “more vulnerable to skill shortages” than many others, and the proposed changes to the 457 skilled working visa won’t help this issue, according to the HIA

ACCC clamping down on cartel conduct
29 April 2019
ACCC

Cartel enforcement in Australia was impacted by “several notable events” in 2018, which in turn has highlighted the work being done by the ACCC to combat cartel conduct domestically, a new ...

‘Imminent’ RBA cut to ‘validate’ low-rate environment
26 April 2019
RBA

The recent wave of out-of-cycle mortgage rate reductions is expected to be entrenched by a cut to the official cash rate, which some analysts predict could come as early as next month.

Fixed mortgage rate cuts continue
26 April 2019
ING Building

ING has repriced its fixed home loan products, cutting rates by up to 19 basis points.

Flat CPI stokes expectations of cash rate cut
26 April 2019
RBA

Stagnant inflation growth reported by the ABS has fuelled speculation of looming monetary policy adjustment from the RBA.

APRA authorises new bank
24 April 2019
Judo’s co-CEO Joseph Healy

Another challenger bank has been granted a banking licence by the prudential regulator.

Prospective borrowers struggling to grasp mortgage concepts
24 April 2019
Couple reviewing a document

Almost half of prospective home buyers are unfamiliar with key mortgage terminology, according to new Westpac research.

Abolishing LRBAs could ‘unjustifiably disadvantage’ SMEs
24 April 2019
Thinktank

Small businesses would be “unjustifiably disadvantaged” if limited recourse borrowing arrangements were to be abolished, the CEO of a commercial property lender has warned.

Easter auction volumes fall to seven-year low
24 April 2019
mortgagebusiness

This year’s Easter auction volumes were the lowest since 2012, with Sydney and Melbourne reporting the sharpest falls, according to the latest figures from CoreLogic.