Property

A broker association has revealed that mortgage brokers have surpassed the previous market share record.

Borrowing activity declined during the March quarter, new research has found.

Auction volumes last week roughly equalled the week before and the latest preliminary clearance rates indicate sales may follow the same pattern.

The state government’s taxes, charges, and fees are ‘directly impacting’ housing affordability, new research has shown.

The Victorian and Queensland state governments have both announced new initiatives to bring more housing online and free up under-utilised stock.

Home values in regional areas are rising at the quickest pace in almost two years, CoreLogic has found.

Despite inflated property prices, energy-efficient homes have attracted higher demand from middle-income earners, the property marketplace has said.

The state government’s MyHome program has been expanded to support more Tasmanians in entering the housing market.

The association’s report has found that new home sales spiked in April driven by home buyers circumventing government regulations.

CoreLogic’s head of research has analysed what the federal budget got right and what it got wrong.