Stephen Owens

Home lending suffers record slump as CBA arrears climb to six-year high

Home lending suffers record slump as CBA arrears climb to six-year high

Investors have led the biggest quarterly drop in new home loans since records began

Rentvesting all but disappears as first-home investor loans hit record low

Rentvesting all but disappears as first-home investor loans hit record low

Fewer than 900 first-home buyers took out an investor loan in the September quarter, as tax changes and a rate hike push the strategy to the margins

Construction finance demand builds as home approvals near four-year high

Construction finance demand builds as home approvals near four-year high

Approvals are rising and lending to build is up, but Australia's housing pipeline remains well short of the national target

Your competitors are doing this – are you?

Your competitors are doing this – are you?

The window for Canadian employers to get ahead of the AI transformation is closing. Here is exactly what you need to do - right now

Investor lending roars back as brokers juggle rate pause and refi wave

Investor lending roars back as brokers juggle rate pause and refi wave

New ABS figures give important insight to a hot market

Liberals unveil plan to scrap stamp duty by 2041

Liberals unveil plan to scrap stamp duty by 2041

State party tries a Hail Mary pass as polls look grim

Westpac profit dips as mortgage competition, costs squeeze margins

Westpac profit dips as mortgage competition, costs squeeze margins

Bank also finalises $21.4 billion mortgage book sale

Home-prices surge as buyers driven by FOMO

Home-prices surge as buyers driven by FOMO

House sales are still going strong - despite retreating chance of more rate cuts

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