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CBA chief executive Matt Comyn has welcomed the bank’s record year, which saw $157 billion in new lending to households. 

Almost 70 per cent of mortgages in Australia were being written by brokers earlier this year, according to the MFAA’s latest Industry Intelligence Service report.

Persistent high inflation would mean dealing with it for longer and even higher interest rates, the RBA has warned.

Despite a 12-year high RBA cash rate, on average, Aussie borrowers are taking out larger mortgages than ever before.

Lower inflation and wages growth have meant Australia’s cash rate can move slower than its international counterparts, according to RBA governor Philip Lowe.

Banks and entities have released new analyses and forecasts after the latest inflation data came in higher than expected.

The major bank’s chief has apologised to customers, admitting far-reaching systemic issues led to each of the six matters presented in new civil lawsuits.

New state government funding has tripled Victoria’s Homebuyer Fund shared equity scheme.

CoreLogic has reviewed the top sales across the country during the year that was, as the estimated value of Australian real estate surged to $9.4 trillion at the end of November.

The central bank has said it expects about half of all outstanding fixed loan debt to change to variable rates in 2023.

Data averages are ‘masking’ increased mortgagor stress levels over their home loan debt, a NAB behavioural economist has explained.

New research has found a quarter of consumers believe now is the time to buy a home, while 13 per cent have plans to purchase over the next year.

A damning new report has shone a light on the growing issue of multifaceted and complex loan-seeker fraud in the domestic mortgage market.

The federal government’s earlier Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee launch has helped more Aussies sooner, it has said.

The RBA has given more background to factors affecting its ideal inflation target, going forward.

In a call that could have gone each way, the central bank has announced a 25 basis points hike for its Melbourne Cup Day rate decision.

There have been 116,684 capital city auctions held over the 2021 year to date, overtaking 2017 as the busiest auction year on record.

Property price growth topped 20 per cent for the first time in 19 years during 2021, but an industry association head has tipped the trend will shift.

Around half of consumers have indicated they would consider a green home loan if the price was right, a new survey has found.

Research has found that more than half of Australians intended to use buy now, pay later schemes during the Christmas period.