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3 million more strata units one solution to housing crisis

A new report has proposed building millions of strata units as a potential method to partly solve Australia’s growing ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

440,000 older Aussies risk not having housing by 2031

New research has found that hundreds of thousands of lower-income Australians aged 50 and over will be without suitable ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

A record number of borrowers face mortgage stress risk

New Roy Morgan research has shown that 30.3 per cent of mortgage holders are now “at risk” of mortgage stress.

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

Almost 1 in 3 mortgagors plan to refinance in 2023: Mortgage Choice

A survey commissioned by Mortgage Choice has found that almost one-third of home loan customers are considering ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

Auction activity warms up as spring approaches

The combined capitals’ preliminary auction clearance rate increased slightly last week and reached the highest early ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

Borrower confidence surges amid rate hike pause

Confidence amongst mortgage borrowers spiked in April after the central bank held the cash rate unchanged this month, new ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

Construction costs rise puts 1.2m housing target at risk

Residential construction costs ticked up over the September quarter, which could place more pressure on the government’s ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

Cost of living biggest hurdle to home ownership: report

Home ownership has become increasingly difficult for aspiring home buyers as cost-of-living pressures bite, according to ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

FHB activity likely to ‘weaken further’: ANZ/CoreLogic

Challenges concerning mortgage serviceability, housing affordability, and hurdles to saving a deposit could dampen first ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

Half of NSW postcodes set to face high mortgage risk by May: PEXA

Over 46 per cent of NSW postcodes could spill into the “high mortgage risk” zone next month on the back of rising rates, ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

Home buyer sentiment lowest since 1989: Westpac

Rising rates are taking their toll, with home buyer sentiment falling to an “extreme low” while more consumers expect ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

Home buyer sentiment rises as fear of rate increase subsides: report

The Consumer Sentiment Index rose 6.2 per cent to 89.8 in October, marking a two-and-a half year high, according to the ...

Industry • By Arabella Walton

Home loan arrears climb, banks expect more rises: RBA

The central bank has reported that arrears have ticked up from low levels since late 2022, and outlined the drivers ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

Home ownership rate tumbles to 63 per cent: economist

While almost three-quarters of Australians owned a home outright or with a mortgage in 1966, this has now plunged to only ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

Home-buying plans reignite for all bar first home buyers

Australians are feeling more confident about their home-buying plans but it’s a different story for first home buyers, ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

HomeBuilder paperwork deadline extended to 2025

The deadline to submit supporting documentation for the $25,000 HomeBuilder grant has been extended to 30 June 2025 for ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

Homer ownership a distant dream for more FHBs

Almost a third fewer first home buyers are achieving home ownership than in previous decades, with researchers warning ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur

House prices to reach record highs in FY24: Domain

Domain’s new report has suggested house prices will be at a record new high in Sydney, Adelaide, and Perth in FY24 if its ...

Industry • By Malavika Santhebennur