Several lenders have begun lowering their serviceability assessments for certain borrowers in a bid to help more customers refinance. In the face of more borrowers facing ‘mortgage prison’ (whereby they do not service a loan that is 3 percentage points higher than the...
The Albanese government has delivered its first full-year budget since winning last year’s election. Here, we give a run down of how the spending will impact the nation’s housing market. Describing secure, affordable housing as being “out of reach” for many...
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has reaffirmed the Coalition’s pledge to allow superannuation to be used to purchase houses, while slamming the government for failing to address housing supply constraints. Following the release of the Labor government’s second federal...
A surge in overseas migrants and international students coupled with a significant shortfall in rental listings has led to the strongest annual rental increase on record for Australia’s capitals. CoreLogic’s national dwelling rental index recorded an increase of...
Which markets are still reeling and which are rebounding from the downturn? Seven experts from Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) unpack what’s happening in each state or territory to glean what investors can expect in the coming months. The latest...
