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Making news this week (week ending 18 March)

Making news this week (week ending 18 March)
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Discover some of the top news stories impacting the mortgages space in this wrap-up for the week ending 18 March.

 

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New loans to investors rose at a more rapid rate than owner-occupiers during the December quarter, according to new data from APRA.

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Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe said, during the Australian Banking Association Business Summit on Friday (11 March), he doesn’t feel a “mounting pressure” to hike the cash rate, noting it would be a jolt for many borrowers.

The average value for a capital city dwelling is now over $920,000, marking the largest annual increase ever reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The rising cost of housing and a growing wealth imbalance is an emerging social issue that could threaten “social cohesion”, according to leading demographer, Simon Kuestenmacher, has said.


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