Home Loan News

Melbourne dominating building and population growth

Melbourne had the strongest market for building and population growth throughout 2018, according to the latest HIA Population & Residential Building Hotspots report.

Housing finance continues to fall as banks tighten serviceability

Macquarie owner-occ mortgage lending jumps 17.5%

Macquarie Bank has been growing its owner-occupier home loans business more than twice as fast as the big four banks.

Westpac changes its fixed-rate mortgages

Westpac has made a series of changes to its home loan interest rates, with some falling by as much as 30 basis points and others rising by as much as 15 points.

Online lenders challenging the big banks

As the RBA leaves the cash rate on hold, new research has revealed the average home loan customer could save $82K by switching from a big four bank, to a low rate online lender.

Could the Royal Commission disrupt Australia's housing supply?

Representatives of Australia’s housing industry are concerned that increased scrutiny from the banking Royal Commission could disrupt the nation’s mortgage lending, which could in turn affect future housing supply.

28 years since rates were at 17 per cent; are we any better off?

Affordable city units still exist

Sydney is the only capital where it’s almost impossible to buy an apartment in the heart of the city for less than $500,000, new research has found.

ANZ cuts investment mortgage rates

ANZ has dropped the fixed interest rates on selected residential investment home loans, including principal and interest, interest only and interest in advance options.

People power is the only way to send the big banks a message

Your mortgage interest rate might be higher than you think

Some of Australia’s cheapest home loan rates are more expensive than they initially seem, a new analysis of variable home loans has found.

Property rents surge in Canberra

Canberra has emerged as a surprise leader in new rental statistics from SQM Research.