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Bernard Salt says FHBs need commitment, discipline and focus

Millennials buying their first home might be open to new ideas but they really need to think about settling down, says the demographer.

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Former Westpac boss joins not-for-profit

Gail Kelly, the former Westpac chief executive, has been appointed to the board of Australian Philanthropic Services (APS), a not-for-profit organisation that inspires and supports effective ...

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ANZ hikes rates by 30 basis points

The big four bank has today announced that its variable interest-only home loan rates for investors and owner-occupiers will increase 30 basis points in response to regulatory and market ...

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ANZ expects house price growth to ‘slow sharply’

The big four bank believes nationwide house price growth has peaked and expects tighter borrowing conditions and out-of-cycle rate hikes to weigh on property markets.

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Lender scraps IO repayments for owner-occupiers on fixed rates

Effective for applications received from today, a non-major lender will no longer offer owner-occupier fixed rate loans with interest-only repayments.

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Lender raises rates by 76bps

A non-major bank has increased the variable interest rate on owner-occupier home loans by 76 basis points, effective immediately.

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‘Two loans’ needed under new home lending policy

Customers of an Australian mutual bank will have to take out two loans to cover their mortgage if they want to make interest-only repayments, following changes brought in this week.

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IO lending has ‘much further to fall’

CoreLogic has stressed that there is “a lot more work to do” for ADIs in the IO lending space, although the latest figures from APRA show a year-on-year slowdown in investment and ...

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ASIC deepens commitment to RegTech

The corporate regulator has proposed a number of new initiatives designed to trial RegTech capabilities and identify possible implementation challenges, including the creation of an industry ...

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Housing growth ‘not confined’ to major cities: HIA

New data has found that, while NSW remains Australia’s housing “hotspot”, regional Australia is also giving a “strong showing”.

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