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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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How stamp duty is keeping houses off the market

Michael Bleby| Australian Financial Review| 1 October 2021 https://www.afr.com/property/residential/how-stamp-duty-is-keeping-houses-off-the-market-20210930-p58w9x Rising stamp duty costs have contributed to a drag on the amount of housing stock coming to the market over the past 13 years, new research shows. Stamp duty, a lucrative revenue source for states, is not the only reason for worse housing market liquidity, but […]

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Time for a crackdown on ‘liar loans’ to douse home price bonfire

Jessica Irvine| Sydney Morning Herald| 5 October 2021 https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/time-for-a-crackdown-on-liar-loans-to-douse-home-price-bonfire-20211004-p58x3g.html Since deciding to become a property investor, I’ve experienced a range of emotions, including both guilt and pride – don’t let anyone tell you it isn’t possible to feel two conflicting emotions at the same time. Both, however, have given way in recent weeks to the […]

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Australian housing values rising at the fastest annual pace since June 1989, but the monthly rate of growth continues to lose steam

Tim Lawless| Corelogic| 1 October 2021 https://www.corelogic.com.au/news/september-2021-home-value-index?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=20211005_propertypulse CoreLogic’s national home value index rose another 1.5% in September, taking Australian housing values 17.6% higher over the first nine months of the year and 20.3% higher over the past 12 months.  The annual growth rate is now tracking at the fastest pace since the year ending June […]

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