Property

The major banks’ economists have tipped national house prices will plateau over 2022, after the property boom slowed through February.

The increase marks the only weekly growth for an Australian capital, yet the city’s figure remains down from this time last year.

Digital home deposit platform Deposit Assure has donated to the Red Cross emergency fund for communities hit by the Queensland and NSW floods. 

Approved residential construction has hit its lowest monthly figure since June 2020, driven largely by a shortage in units, town houses and apartments.

After almost two years of significant housing value growth, every capital city and broad “rest of state” region is trending downwards, according to the latest data.

Despite the interest rate holding steady in 2021, a record number of property owners refinanced, driven by market uncertainty, according to PEXA.

Mortgage stress has dropped across the country over 2021, according to a new report, with rental stress moving the opposite direction.

New loan commitments continued to rise over January — reaching $33 billion — driven by investor lending, the latest data reveals.

The LMI provider has bought a stake in OSQO, a new fintech working to deliver a crowdsourced funding platform for house deposit gaps.

The housing body president has welcomed the analysis, stating that government solutions to address housing supply and affordability are “badly needed”.