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Vic narrows loan deferrals gap

While it remains the state with the highest proportion of loans subject to deferral, Victoria is closing in on the other states and territories, APRA data has shown.

Vic narrows loan deferrals gap
First home buyers to slow down; investors to return in 2021

After the domination of first home buyers in the 2020 property market, investors are expected to make their market comeback this year, according to the REA.

First home buyers to slow down; investors to return in 2021
Capital cities see 2,000 auctions in one week

Auctions continue to perform strongly in the capitals, with Sydney recording its third consecutive week of clearing more than 80 per cent of auctions.

Capital cities see 2,000 auctions in one week
2021 to see record detached housing starts

A record 130,000 new detached homes will commence construction in 2021, driven in part by HomeBuilder, according to the HIA.

2021 to see record detached housing starts
LATEST PODCAST: A mixed bag of results

The Mortgage Business Uncut podcast is your weekly analysis of the biggest themes shaping the Australian mortgages market.

LATEST PODCAST: A mixed bag of results
Former PM suggests super funds could fund public housing

Former prime minister Paul Keating has suggested that super funds could “create a whole new asset class in build-to-rent” and also fund public rental housing.

Former PM suggests super funds could fund public housing
75k tenants dealing with deferred rent debts

A new report has raised concerns as to whether there has been enough support for tenants who lost their income in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

75k tenants dealing with deferred rent debts
Headwinds ahead for house sales: CoreLogic

A range of factors, including the end of the HomeBuilder scheme and a recovery in investor lending, could challenge the ongoing popularity of detached dwellings, according to analysis.

Headwinds ahead for house sales: CoreLogic
New home sales drop as HomeBuilder end looms

New home sales reduced considerably in January as the dash to access the HomeBuilder grant tapered off after a bumper December, according to an economist.

New home sales drop as HomeBuilder end looms
Mutuals continue to see strong growth

Customer-owned banks have continued to record high levels of mortgage growth, with the sector’s average increase in loan growth outpacing that of ADIs as a whole.

Mutuals continue to see strong growth
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