Economy

The volume of approvals for new dwellings bounced back strongly during the month of November, particularly on the multi-unit side, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA).

A big four bank has announced that it will offer Australian babies born in 2017 a $200 contribution into their savings accounts, which they will be able to access when they turn 16 years old

One of Australia’s largest providers of lenders mortgage insurance has made changes to its premium rates for the first time since 2013, including a rise in premium loading for investors.

A Chinese real estate website and a multi-billion dollar internet company have partnered to create a new online real estate marketplace that provides Chinese buyers with overseas property ...

ID verification company ZipID (acquired by Veda in 2015) believes a standardised approach to verifying the identity of borrowers will allow all lenders to improve their experience for ...

New research has found that the mortgage customers of each of the big four banks continue to be a drag on their overall satisfaction, despite historically-low home loan rates.

The potential for Brexit negotiations to be “hijacked by emotion” rather than level-headed discussion poses new challenges for banks across Europe and the UK, according to KPMG.

More than 8 in 10 Australians are unwilling or unsure to use the family home to fund their retirement, despite the average home owner holding around $442,000 of equity in their property, new ...

The total loan portfolio on the Australian books of individual banks has reached a new high of $1.51 trillion, after rising by 0.65 per cent in the month ending 30 November 2016.

Suncorp has today announced it will increase its variable interest rates on new and existing owner-occupier home loans by 0.15 per cent p.a. from 23 January 2017.