28 Mar 2024
The AFG chairman and former ASIC chair says the time is now right to bring about the competition inquiry’s ‘compelling’ ...
28 Mar 2024
The ABS’ monthly CPI data has revealed another month of stagnant inflation during February.
28 Mar 2024
The increase in profit-making home sales has helped support the housing market in a high mortgage cost environment, CoreLogic ...
27 Mar 2024
The House standing committee on economics has released its Better Competition, Better Prices, putting forward a range of ...
27 Mar 2024
Borrowers at risk of stress hit another record high in February, Roy Morgan research has revealed.
27 Mar 2024
Buyer sentiment has increased to its highest level in over a year, but still remains in the low range, the major bank has ...
26 Mar 2024
Helping borrowers reduce emissions will be a key point of focus for the lender this year, ING’s new head of home loans has ...
26 Mar 2024
A Senate inquiry report into retirement outcomes has been pushed back a full year to examine the role home ownership plays in ...
26 Mar 2024
The major bank has moved to settle a class action lawsuit from 2021.
26 Mar 2024
Could more apartment builds be the answer to Australia’s housing supply issues?
25 Mar 2024
The central bank has revealed that the majority of mortgage holders are able to make repayments despite inflationary and ...
25 Mar 2024
Almost 90 per cent of house and unit markets recorded price increases over the last year, CoreLogic’s latest report has found
25 Mar 2024
The ASX-listed lender has announced it has acquired higher-margin residential mortgages from Goldman Sachs.
22 Mar 2024
Another surprising set of unemployment data could add further uncertainty to the RBA’s interest rate perspective.
22 Mar 2024
Overseas migration is dominating population growth while housing supply is expected to reach a decade low, according to new ...
22 Mar 2024
A Greens minister has spoken out against current housing affordability conditions in Australia.
22 Mar 2024
Western Australia has remained Australia’s most affordable state despite a measurable increase in the portion of income ...
21 Mar 2024
Tight incomes, high interest rates, and cost-of-living struggles have not deterred over half of would-be home buyers, the ...
21 Mar 2024
Commercial property stamp duty will soon be abolished in Victoria, as new legislation is introduced to bring in a new ...
21 Mar 2024
The Miles government has introduced new legislation to hasten the delivery of more homes in the state.
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Comments
It makes sense in theory but I think the system is far to established to get any change here. good on YBR for giving this a crack, I think it would open up a lot more mortgage activity for people to s...
Come off it BigBob, YBR are completely off the mark with this! Only thing that will fix the problem is wholesale reform of the banking sector!...
Never going to happen. The 'banks' don't want to share the pie with those, as you rightly point out, are driving innovation in this sector. Cant see it changing at any point. Govt scared that opening ...
Give it a go Coles. while you've got some customers you can tap up getting them to shift from buying groceries to a mortgage is going to be an uphill battle. Hope you've got some deep pockets as it wi...