Changes to home loan affordability tests by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA), may see you borrowing tens of thousands of dollars more than …
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When it comes to property, the proportion of Australians intending to buy a house has jumped back to record highs, according to the latest Commonwealth Bank (CB…
Australian household debt has reached a record high level as low wage growth fails to keep up with a resurgent property market amid signs the Reserve Bank will …
Finance experts have warned house hunters to “stay away” from buy now, pay later platforms such as Afterpay, with spending habits viewed as a hurdle for home lo…
There are seven reasons to suggest Australia's property market will avoid the sort of plunge seen previously in the US.
Managing a mortgage during and after a split is a huge challenge, but there are ways to minimise the financial pain.
Excessive debt was a key cause of the global financial crisis, but 11 years on world debt is much higher, leading many analysts to warn another crisis is on the…
In July, the value of Australian home loans increased by 5.1% on the previous month, ten times greater growth than what was expected and its biggest monthly gai…
Lending to property investors shrank in July while credit to businesses edged up slightly, statistics from the central bank suggest.
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