4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (310+ words) Signs of further interest rate tightening abound. Hauser's comments come as the nation's central bank gears up for its September meeting on monetary policy. The RBA has already raised the official cash rate (OCR) three times so far in 2026, taking…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (295+ words) ASIC's latest financial advice update has flagged a compliance gap directly relevant to brokers: licensees are appointing advisers without completing mandatory reference checks. The regulator's ASIC Protocol, which has required full compliance since March 2025, obliges any AFS licensee taking on…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (411+ words) All four of Australia's Big Four banks are now in alignment: They're all expecting interest rates to rise later this year. Westpac is the latest player to shift its outlook, abandoning its call from last month that interest rates would…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (431+ words) More than one in five new homes approved across Australia in the year to June 2026 were built in areas already grappling with high mortgage stress, according to new OurTop10 Pressure Corridors research. Of the 51 council areas analysed, 38 growth-corridor councils recorded mortgage-stress…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (371+ words) Lenders are cutting rates to poach rivals' customers as property values fall, even as fresh signals point to a possible RBA hike this month. Canstar data insights director Sally Tindall (pictured) said the discounting reflects a broader shift in how…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (391+ words) Non-bank mortgage manager So Money has announced a partnership with construction platform HomePay, offering borrowers up to 12 months of paused repayments on land and construction loans while their home is being built. Under the arrangement, repayments due during the construction…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (557+ words) Navigating the lending environment has never been more complicated. Against this backdrop, it’s little surprise that demand for brokers continues to grow. Brokers settled a record 81.6% of new residential home loans in the most recent quarter, according to the Mortgage…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (383+ words) Australia's mortgage market has hit its weakest patch since 2023, with APRA figures for July showing total home loan books grew just 0.2% — the slowest monthly pace in three years. This time round, the RBA has hiked rates far less aggressively than…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (365+ words) After months dominated by new customer rate cuts, the mortgage market showed signs of turning last week, according to Canstar's latest weekly rate wrap-up. Just two lenders cut a combined seven owner-occupier and investor variable rates, trimming them by an…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (350+ words) Herron Todd White's (HTW) August 2026 Month in Review points to a housing market losing momentum on almost every measure, even as the Reserve Bank left the cash rate on hold. National dwelling values fell 0.7% over the month and 1.9% over the…...