Regulation

Victorians can now build a small second home in Victoria without the need for a planning permit amid fresh reforms.

The committee has raised concerns over Code breaches pertaining to supporting customers facing financial challenges.

While the RBA has deemed Australia’s mortgage health as ‘resilient’, it acknowledges a rise in the number of borrowers experiencing severe financial stress.

The anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism capabilities of non-bank lenders and financiers will come under scrutiny by the financial intelligence agency next year, after the body has ...

The Victorian government has confirmed its intention to abolish stamp duty replacing it with an annual property tax aimed at bolstering new housing development prospects.

Increasing costs to foreign investors will not be the solution to improving housing affordability, the housing industry has warned.

Financial institutions will be able to offer a new form of personal advice, following a move by the government to create a new breed of ‘qualified advisers’.

Recent reforms in South Australia’s residential tenancy laws will implement specific grounds for terminating or declining to renew a tenancy.

The prudential regulator has decided to maintain the mortgage serviceability buffer at 3 per cent.

This week, legislation to create the federal government’s shared equity scheme for home ownership will be introduced to Parliament.