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Mortgage default not yet a ‘big issue’, says economist

A chief economist has said that home loan rates would have to rise by at least two percentage points before it starts to become “a big issue” for mortgage holders.

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Australia’s housing markets ‘severely unaffordable’

All of Australia’s five major housing markets have been classed as "severely unaffordable" by a recent report, with Sydney ranked as the second least affordable in the world after Hong Kong

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$1.6bn worth of apartments deferred in Q4 2016

More than 180 apartment projects, valued at a total of $1.6 billion, were deferred in the final quarter of 2016, with a further half a billion dollars’ worth of projects abandoned in the ...

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Post-Christmas debt tipped to hit $397m

Over 3 million Australians are set to fork out $397 million in interest payments as they face a ‘debt hangover’ following the festive period.

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Banks commit to further industry reforms

Building on last year’s reforms to address concerns with their culture, Australian banks have announced a series of new initiatives including improved protections for whistleblowers and a ...

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High mortgage exposure pushes up banking risk

International ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded Australia’s banking sector risk from “an indicative very low” to “very low” to reflect the banks’ “high exposure to mortgages amid ...

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Sydney mortgage broker permanently banned

ASIC has permanently banned a former Aussie Home Loans mortgage broker from credit and financial services industries.

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Melbourne median breaks $750k mark

The median house price in Victoria's capital has surged to more than $750,000 for the first time, recent data shows.

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Inflation plummets to 20-year low

New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that inflation has hit its lowest annual inflation rate in 20 years.

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Major bank makes dramatic change to housing outlook

A big four bank has revised its predictions for national house price growth in 2017 as the market responds to recent rate changes.

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