3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (464+ words) Mortgage frauds keep stacking up across Australia's lending landscape. The news comes off the back of reports this past fall that mortgage fraud was accelerating in Australia's lending market, putting brokers and lenders on alert, and prompting many to take…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1460+ words) JUST OVER A year and a half ago, we asked readers a simple question: how does anyone actually manage to buy a house in Ireland? The answers were complicated. Readers told us about inheritances and loans from parents, years living…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (14+ words) First home buyers using 5% deposit scheme now in negative equity on loan 9Now...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (368+ words) thewest.com.au Pandemic-era borrowing restrictions are locking out first home-buyers and limiting Australia’s housing supply, home builders say, with mortgage arrears actually falling in the face of three interest rate hikes Next month marks the fifth anniversary of…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1337+ words) But the numbers reveal an intriguing contradiction. For homeowners, rising property values and rents can boost wealth and returns. For those who need somewhere to live, however, the same increases make housing less affordable. Even homeowners are counted as consuming…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (627+ words) Lending rules introduced during the pandemic five years ago are being blamed for locking out first home-buyers and restricting the supply of new housing. Pandemic-era borrowing restrictions are locking out first home-buyers and limiting Australia’s housing supply, home builders say,…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (109+ words) afr.com The number of first home owners in negative equity after buying their property under the government’s expanded 5 per cent deposit scheme has jumped fivefold within a month, as the intensifying property downturn hits highly leveraged borrowers who bought…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (330+ words) Finder's 2026 Home Loan Report finds three in ten Australians relied on family money to buy, most commonly for deposit help, and experts say clear terms prevent disputes later. Deposit contributions were the most common form of assistance, with 11 per cent…...

5+ day, 55+ min ago   (621+ words) First American data show first-time buyers declining at roughly half the rate of repeat buyers First-time buyer activity in the US housing market has pulled back in 2026, but the retreat is significantly shallower than that of repeat buyers, and smaller…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (21+ words) Campaign Asia The Parc-backed transaction will not proceed following due diligence....