Home loans
Analysis
First-home buyers
Why first-time buyers are finding it harder to get a mortgage
More first home buyers are struggling to get their mortgage applications over the line with lenders.
- by John Collett
Latest
‘Under pressure’: Why more home owners are selling properties now
Although the volumes are not yet back to the levels of five years ago, they have picked up since this time last year.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Updated
Mergers & acquisitions
Treasurer gives the tick to $4.9b ANZ-Suncorp deal
The transaction is the biggest banking deal in Australia since Westpac bought St George in 2008.
- by Clancy Yeates
Rates remain on hold, but these home owners are doing it the toughest
Households are stretched to their limits and some are already behind on mortgage repayments.
- by Jim Malo
Analysis
Analysis
Traps to avoid when shopping for your first home loan
Borrowing power can be increased with some simple changes to your personal finances, but make sure you’re not falling for these common myths first.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Melbourne house prices
Melbourne property prices are flatlining. Has the world’s most liveable city lost its mojo?
According to data released last week, Melbourne is no longer second to Sydney as the most expensive state capital for houses or apartments.
- by Josh Gordon
The Sydney suburbs where home owners can’t afford their mortgages
As many as one in 30 households in hard-hit pockets have fallen behind on repayments, buckling under high interest rates and inflation.
- by Elizabeth Redman
The Melbourne suburbs where home owners can’t afford their mortgages
At least one in 30 households in hard-hit pockets have fallen behind on repayments, buckling under high interest rates and inflation.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Opinion
Property market
Two weeks after the budget, I’ve realised I missed its most surprising revelation
The budget papers include a long statement spelling out what’s wrong with housing with a candour I’ve not seen before.
- by Ross Gittins
Analysis
Analysis
Rise of the ‘gran bank’: Why helping grandkids buy a home could cost you
The bank of mum and dad may be one of the biggest lenders in Australia, but older generations are helping out too – sometimes at their own peril.
- by Rachel Lane
‘People feel cheated’: Cut to home buyer budgets leaves households reeling
Workers are feeling ‘pretty distressed’ to realise the basics of life have slipped further out of reach than even in the recent past.
- by Elizabeth Redman