Home loan demand continues to cool
HOME buyers have continued their retreat from the housing market in the…
Six-figure house prices decline tipped
WITH the national housing market sentiment declining for the second consecutive quarter,…
Banks hike rates by 1.1pc
AUSTRALIA'S third-largest lender, NAB, has followed in CBA’s footsteps and hiked fixed…
Rate hikes will cool house prices
RISING interest rates will add to the house prices slowdown as borrowers…
APRA raises lending buffer
THE Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has lifted the minimum interest rate…
CBA raises serviceability as prices continue to boom
THE Commonwealth Bank has lifted its serviceability floor as rising house prices…
Risky lending on the rise
DEMAND for high-risk home loans increased in December quarter as low interest…
Banks reduce loan rates in anticipation of RBA rate cut
THE Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ING have joined the growing list of…
CBA interest refund to mortgage holders
THE Commonwealth Bank is leading the way by refunding interest charges on…