Economy

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 ...

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

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

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

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

The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales insists that a review of stamp duty should be the newly appointed Premier’s first point of business.

The emergence of digital brokers and online mortgage lenders shows no signs of abating, with overseas players now looking to disrupt the Australian home loan market.

The big four Australian banks are likely to continue to benefit from the ‘wealth effect’ created by strong asset values, with investor concerns about high residential mortgage exposures ...

An online property agency has warned that “thousands of buyers” of off-the-plan apartments in Victoria could lose their deposits following changes in design standards.

A big four bank has revealed an overhaul of its incentive payments, just days after the release of the interim Sedgwick Review into remuneration.