WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt has taken the unprecedented step of complaining directly to the nation’s banking regulator that its “one-size-fits-all” approach is cruel…
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Westpac Group, the nation's second largest lender, is giving risky property investors less than one month to find another lender amid growing concerns about the…
Private sector credit data released by the RBA this morning showed housing investors continued their retreat from the Australian market in June.
Australia's banks have largely completed a long-running campaign to bolster their mortgage lending standards, the financial regulator says, signalling it will n…
The WA economy has become “collateral damage” in the crackdown on lending standards aimed at pricking property bubbles in Sydney and Melbourne, a key member of …
For the first time since November 2012, Australian home prices are now falling on an annualised basis, largely reflecting weakness in Sydney and Melbourne, the …
The banking regulator is axing a 10 per cent speed limit on bank lending to property investors, saying the cap has served its purpose and improved credit standa…
New research shows capital city rental price growth between 2012 and 2017 has been the lowest in 20 years, but one property analyst says renters may soon be sho…
If you needed a sign Brisbane has an apartment oversupply, a two-bedroom unit with city views in one of the most trendy suburbs has just gone for $50,000 less t…
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