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‘Mortgage stress’ highest in 15 years: Roy Morgan

New research has revealed that over 1.3 million mortgage holders were at risk of “mortgage stress” in the three months to ...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 14 Jun 2023

1 in 5 slash spending to pay down loan: NAB

A new survey has revealed that spending habits are rapidly changing amid growing consumer stress, with consumers using t...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 23 Jan 2024

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 ...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 25 Nov 2024

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 ...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 09 Aug 2023

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. ...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 01 Nov 2023

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 refinanc...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 10 Jan 2023

Auction activity warms up as spring approaches

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

By Malavika Santhebennur • 27 Aug 2024

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, ne...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 12 Apr 2023

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�...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 17 Oct 2024

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...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 27 Sep 2024

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

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

By Malavika Santhebennur • 23 Apr 2024

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 ra...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 21 Apr 2023

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 expec...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 16 Mar 2023

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 ...

By Arabella Walton • 28 Oct 2024

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 behi...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 24 Jul 2024

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 onl...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 25 May 2023

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,...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 07 Mar 2024

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 ...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 27 Mar 2023

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 t...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 24 Jul 2023

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 ...

By Malavika Santhebennur • 23 Jun 2023

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