Making news this week (week ending April 1)

Discover some of the top news stories impacting the mortgages space in this wrap-up for the week ending 17 March.

You can read the full stories here: 

Budget 2022-23 overview: The measure impacting mortgages

The Morrison government has released its federal budget for the new financial year, including a range of initiatives targeting home ownership and housing affordability.

Budget - does it go far enough on affordability 

Following the release of the federal budget 2022-23, industry players have been outlining their thoughts on the housing affordability measures.

Finsure announces new CEO

Simon Bednar has been named as the new chief executive of mortgage aggregator Finsure, as former CEO John Kolenda takes on a new role.

ANZ mortgage book continues decline

While its big four rivals expanded their home loan books over February, ANZ’s total slipped by $226 million.

Lenders warned coastal risk threatens $24.9bn in homes

Research from CoreLogic has cautioned increasing storm surges and coastal erosion will threaten almost $25 billion in residential property, with expected knock-on effects for the mortgage industry.

Kate Aubrey is the senior content producer of Momentum Media's mortgages titles: The Adviser and Mortgage Business.

Prior to joining Momentum Media, Kate covered regional and breaking news for ABC Radio for more than three years.

She has a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of International Business and Business Management from Griffith University.

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