Australia's banks have largely completed a long-running campaign to bolster their mortgage lending standards, the financial regulator says, signalling it will n…
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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…
The cost of paying a mortgage for most Australians has risen at its fastest rate in more than seven years despite the Reserve Bank keeping rates on hold for the…
In just the past six months the amount of interest-only (IO) loans held by the banks have dropped by around $36 billion, according the Australian Prudential Reg…
A regulatory crackdown to limit risky lending has resulted in the share of interest-only loans plunging by nearly half in just three months.
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