Australian Home Loan Market

Australian Interest Rates: How High and for How Long?

Commentary Home buyers and businesses are suffering sticker shock as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted the official cash rate from 0.1 percent to 3.35 percent in the course ...

February 9, 2023BY Graham Young

New Loans Pick up as Australian House Prices Continue to Grow

New Australian housing mortgage commitments rose 4.4 percent in December to a record high value of $32.8 billion ...

February 1, 2022BY Rebecca Zhu

Australian Property Values Ended the Year 22 Percent Higher but Subdued Conditions Expected in 2022

The Australian property market grew 22.1 percent during 2021 on the back of low interest rates but ended ...

January 6, 2022BY Rebecca Zhu

Australian House Prices to Fall 10 Percent in 2023 After Interest Rate Rise: Commonwealth Bank

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) expects house prices to fall by around 10 percent in 2023 after ...

November 21, 2021BY Rebecca Zhu

It’s Cheaper to Buy Than to Rent for Over a Third of Australian Properties

Buying is now cheaper than renting in over one-third of Australian properties, aided by eight months of record ...

July 16, 2021BY Rebecca Zhu

New Home Loans Reach Record $31bn on the Back of Owner-Occupier Loans

Home loan commitments have risen to another new high in April, and financial regulators are pleased that it ...

June 4, 2021BY Rebecca Zhu

Single Parents to Be Able to Buy Homes With Two Percent Deposit

The Treasury has announced additional home loan assistant measures to help more Australians become homeowners as part of ...

May 10, 2021BY Rebecca Zhu

Australians Should Switch Home Loans For Significant Savings: ACCC New Report

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has found Australians with home loans would save more and be ...

December 6, 2020BY Sophia Jiang