Market Updates

Australian mortgage arrears edge higher as economic headwinds mount: S&P

Credit rating agency flags rising debt serviceability pressures and property price declines as key risks to mortgage performance

Australian mortgage arrears edge higher as economic headwinds mount: S&P

This bank’s not for turning: Westpac goes it along on RBA outlook

Three big banks now expect a November hike after hot inflation data, but Westpac's economists refuse to change their tune. Will they get it right this time?

This bank’s not for turning: Westpac goes it along on RBA outlook

Non-bank home lending surges 65% in 12 months

Non-ADIs issued $10.49 billion in new home loans in Q2, far outpacing growth among traditional lenders

Non-bank home lending surges 65% in 12 months

New mortgage lending drops $5.4bn amid rate hikes and tax changes

Investor lending records largest dollar-term decline since 2015 as market momentum slows

New mortgage lending drops $5.4bn amid rate hikes and tax changes

Competition among lenders intensifies ahead of RBA rate call

Nearly 50 lenders now offer variable rates below 6%, even as the RBA signals further rate rises remain on the table

Competition among lenders intensifies ahead of RBA rate call

​​​​​​​Property markets in negotiation deadlock as buyer and seller expectations diverge

​​​​​​​Buyers agents warn that headline data is masking localised conditions that have quietly shifted in favour of buyers

​​​​​​​Property markets in negotiation deadlock as buyer and seller expectations diverge