Pete Wargent BlogSpot| 11 September 2019 https://petewargent.blogspot.com/2019/09/net-arrivals-close-to-300k-per-annum.html For the first time in a while there was a decrease in the rolling annual number of permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia, at 844,680 (up from 818,480…
Elizabeth Knight| Sydney Morning Herald| 5 September 2019 https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/the-sleeper-issue-that-could-be-a-nightmare-for-banks-20190904-p52nxm.html?fbclid=IwAR1-l_n0GX76pGccwj4CkS-ahEmlWJVW8UmPsIccXUXHk0FrqSPMRa6V2DQ The application of the proposed ‘best interest duty’ for mortgage brokers could be the sleeper issue that raises the bar on bank competition, and eats away…
Charbel Kadib| Mortgage Business| 20 September 2019 https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/13822-debt-to-income-lending-caps-touted-as-future-credit-curbs?utm_source=MortgageBusiness&utm_campaign=MBDaily%20bulletin20_09_19&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1 Regulators could move to set caps on loan volumes for borrowers with high debt-to-income ratios if the housing market recovery continues to accelerate, according to analysts. Over…
Anastasia Santorenos| Yahoo Finance| 18 September 2019 https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/new-credit-laws-to-see-homeowners-pocket-extra-40000-015323644.html Australian homeowners could now save around $40,000 over the course of their mortgages under new credit reporting laws introduced by the federal government. The laws, which were…
Charbel Kadib| Mortgage Business| 3 September 2019 https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/13765-credit-curbs-in-sight-as-housing-rebound-accelerates Regulators could consider a fresh round of macro-prudential measures to keep debt levels at bay, according to one analyst, amid the growing possibility of a “V-shaped” recovery…
Melanie Mingas| Australian Broker| 11 September 2019 https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/asic-to-appeal-steak-and-shiraz-ruling-266153.aspx ASIC has filed an appeal with the Full Federal Court of Australia after its responsible lending case against Westpac was dismissed during court proceedings last month. The…
Su-Lin Tan| Australian Financial Review| 16 September 2019 https://www.afr.com/property/residential/why-the-housing-mini-boom-won-t-last-20190916-p52rqi The current housing mini-boom triggered by two rate cuts will run out of steam, according to UBS. Weak credit growth, little pick-up in new housing development…
Michael Bleby| Australian Financial Review| 17 September 2019 https://www.afr.com/property/residential/sydney-median-house-price-rises-to-875-000-20190917-p52s44 Sydney’s median house price rose to $875,000 in the June quarter, marking the first increase in a year as buyers returned to the market after the…
Pete Wargent BlogSpot| 13 September 2019 https://petewargent.blogspot.com/2019/09/whats-happening-with-lending-standards.html A bit of interesting chit-chat on the Twitter today concerning whether mortgage lending standards are looser, or tighter…or neither of the above. On the one hand, the minimum…
Landmark decisions mean that borrowing is getting easier, just as buyers are inching back into the property market. This week Westpac had a stunning court victory against the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on how…
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