4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (396+ words) A new national poll suggests Australians have lost faith in the country's ability to build enough homes to solve the housing crisis, with a clear majority instead backing cuts to migration, The Daily Telegraph reported. When forced to choose between…...

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…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (243+ words) Mortgage Choice is partnering up with Australian non-bank lender Skip to help more Australians get into the property market. "Whether it’s first homebuyers without the help of the 'Bank of Mum and Dad,' buyers squeezed out of government scheme price…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (409+ words) A new economic outlook from Commonwealth Bank points to one final rate hike this cycle in November, alongside a steeper downgrade to its national home price forecast. The report, which also weighs global growth risks and the Reserve Bank's inflation…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (372+ words) Australian households are planning to significantly ramp up spending on home energy efficiency over the next five years, according to the newly released PropTrack Origin Australian Home Energy Report 2026. Seven in 10 Australians (69%) now intend to invest in upgrades such as…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (364+ words) Australia's broking industry turned its attention to diversity on Tuesday. The Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia's (MFAA) hosted its biennial event, the 2026 "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit," at The Collider in Sydney's Haymarket suburb with roughly a hundred people…...

6+ day, 7+ 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, 6+ day ago   (426+ words) Housing approvals fell in July, putting a near-term turnaround in housing supply further out of reach. The total number of dwellings approved dropped 3.6% in July to 17,687, on a seasonally-adjusted basis, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (373+ words) As Australian banks continue to grapple with flat or falling customer satisfaction, Loan Market says its FY26 results show the broker channel pulling further ahead. The brokerage points to entrenched trust concerns and shifting customer expectations across the banking sector as…...