Home loans
This risky home loan type is on the rise as homeowners try to stay afloat
After years of high-interest rates and inflation, struggling homeowners are taking this hardship measure in the hopes of riding out the storm.
- by Sue Williams
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Mortgage brokers
Rise of the mortgage broker: Battle brews over home loan spoils
Major banks are engaged in a rearguard action to retain relationships with home loan customers, after the transformative rise of mortgage brokers.
- by Clancy Yeates
This country had ‘free’ mortgages. Now it’s coming to an end
For years, mortgages in Japan have been nearly cost-free. Homeowners are now bracing for that to change as Japan’s central bank has announced an end to the era of zero interest rates.
- by River Akira Davis and Kiuko Notoya
Suburbs where families can’t afford to pay the mortgage, and can’t afford not to
Most home owners have managed to keep up with 13 interest rate rises, but in some areas at least one in 50 borrowers are behind.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Perth’s luxury property sector flush despite global market ‘running out of steam’
The Perth property market continues to outpace all other Australian capital cities, claiming the highest recorded growth in the luxury residential sector.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Coalition proposes relaxation of HECS, lending rules to help home buyers
The federal opposition says banks need to take more risks or there will be a whole group of people unable to own a home.
- by Paul Sakkal and Millie Muroi
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Earnings season
CBA chief sees economic rebound as bank posts $9.8b profit
Matt Comyn is expecting some relief for households over the next year after a post-pandemic downturn that has depleted household savings to historic lows.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Inflation
Inflation numbers take pressure off RBA for rate rise
New inflation figures show that despite a further rise in the cost of living, it is not climbing any faster than expected by the Reserve Bank.
- by Shane Wright
‘Pretty dire’: How stressed home borrowers could be about to break
Homeowners are feeling the pinch after rolling off their ultra-low fixed mortgage rates. They’re hoping it doesn’t get worse.
- by Elizabeth Redman
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Housing crisis
Brianna signed up for a home build. Three years later she lives with her parents
Ordinary families caught in the state’s housing construction gridlock are facing looming payment deadlines, putting loans for their unfinished homes under threat.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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Big four
The big four bank boss who says there’s more room for risk
ANZ boss Shayne Elliott has been grappling with several challenges at the bank. But one societal issue he has his eye on is taking a disproportionate toll on younger generations.
- by Millie Muroi