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ANZ says 7.25pc buffer has to go

‘A good sign for buyers’: Clearance rates drop as more homes hit the market

Tawar Razaghi| Domain| 10 November 2021 https://www.domain.com.au/news/clearance-rates-drop-as-more-homes-hit-the-market-potentially-tipping-in-buyers-favour-1102611/?utm_campaign=strap-masthead&utm_source=smh&utm_medium=link&utm_content=pos5&ref=pos1 The property market’s high tide could slowly be turning, agents say, as more homes hit the market, stricter stress tests on borrowing kick in, the RBA signals rate hikes earlier than expected and the end of lockdowns mean potential buyers are booking overseas holidays rather than shopping for […]

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DTI limits and buffers in APRA’s arsenal to manage credit risk

Annie Kane| Mortgage Business| 11 November 2021 https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/16240-apra-consults-on-new-credit-risk-management-approach?utm_source=MortgageBusiness&utm_campaign=Mortgage%20Business11_11_2021&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1&utm_emailID=8a8e1573aa7aed348b3ce216911220f449b12b769f3b1261337d04577713208e Debt-to-income ratio limits and serviceability buffer changes are to be embedded into APRA’s standard for credit risk management. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has written to banks asking for feedback on proposed its proposal to ‘formalise and embed’ credit-based macroprudential policy measures within its prudential standard for credit risk. […]

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$47,000 gone: Major new mortgage rules from Monday

Lucy Dean| Yahoo Finance| 30 October 2021 $47,000 gone: Major new mortgage rules from Monday (yahoo.com) Australians hoping to buy property will be forced to prove they can repay their mortgage if rates rise 3 per cent, under new rules coming into place on Monday 1 November.  The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) announced the higher […]

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APRA runs through lending control toolkit

Sarah Simpkins| Mortgage Business| 12 November 2021 APRA runs through lending control toolkit – Mortgage Business The prudential regulator has outlined the next intervening steps it could take, as housing prices and debt levels continue to climb. APRA released its Macroprudential Policy Framework information paper on Thursday (11 November), setting outs its framework, options and […]

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Why Todays Announcement Won’t Impact the Property Market that Much

After a record-breaking year of property growth, the regulator has announced limitations on how much the banks can lend.  Accredited Broker believes that this will have a minimal impact. In an effort to stop stellar growth, the banking regulator (APRA) will be requiring the banks to increase the interest rate at which they assess mortgage […]

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Housing price growth tipped to slow to 7pc

Michael Bleby| Australian Financial Review| 29 September 2021 https://www.afr.com/property/residential/housing-price-growth-tipped-to-slow-to-7pc-20210929-p58vsb Australia’s housing price growth will slow to 7 per cent next year as macroprudential controls add to the headwinds of worsening affordability, reduced immigration and incentives and possibly even higher mortgage rates, AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver says. Dr Oliver said he had already predicted […]

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Migrants are still buying into the dream of home ownership, but it’s becoming more elusive

Brendan Coates| The Conversation| 24 July 2018 https://theconversation.com/migrants-are-still-buying-into-the-dream-of-home-ownership-but-its-becoming-more-elusive-100246 Recent Australian migrants are buying into the Great Australian Dream of home ownership. But rates of home ownership among recent migrants are falling, as they are among all Australians. Unless we build enough housing to match Australia’s growing population, all Australians, including migrants, will pay the price. […]

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Thousands of Australians forced into rental stress: report highlights income disparity

Melissa Heagney| Domain| 21 August 2018 https://www.domain.com.au/news/thousands-of-australians-forced-into-rental-stress-report-highlights-income-disparity-20180821-h147ad-759186/ Renters living in the inner-suburbs of Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane are spending nearly half of their wages on rent – so much that renting is becoming as unaffordable as buying, according to a new report released on Tuesday. Many other Melburnians, Sydneysiders and Brisbanites are spending over 30 per cent of an […]

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Baby boomers are moving back in with their grown-up kids

Charlotte Hamlyn| The New Daily| 19 August 2018 https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2018/08/19/baby-boomers-moving-back-grown-kids/ In a tough housing market, more and more young people are opting to stay living at home for longer. But there is another growing trend — baby boomers moving back in with their adult kids. And it is by choice. Research suggests about one in five […]

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Parking glut may be inflating apartment prices

Isabelle Lane| The New Daily| 17 July 2018 https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2018/07/17/carpark-glut-city-apartments/ A glut of parking spaces may be unnecessarily pushing up the cost of inner-city apartments, a property expert has warned. “Over half the residents of inner Melbourne do not own cars, and many people are paying for a space that they do not want or need,” said […]

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