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Research endorsing past limits on investor and interest-only loans will give regulators new evidence to consider.
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An NAB survey showed only 40 per cent of respondents believed now was the time to purchase real estate.
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The amount of outstanding home loans in Australia grew by the fastest monthly pace in four years, remaining largely with owner-occupiers.
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The federal government has extended its coronavirus loan scheme, with major changes set to assist businesses still financially wounded from the pandemic.
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As loan deferrals get set to expire, thousands are going to face tough decisions as they struggle to make repayments on home and business loans.
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The most recently released ABS finance data reported that the value of new home loans taken out in November set a new national record.
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The reality is that there is profit to be made through keeping people in debt and pushing them to the edge.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia has effectively "green lit" risk-taking on property investment.
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Direct first-home buyer assistance and imminent changes to responsible lending were the main housing policies in the federal budget.
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Australia’s largest banks have put aside more than $7 billion in bad loan provisions related to COVID-19.
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Two of Australia’s biggest banks have slashed interest rates on a suite of home-loan products in what’s shaping up as the start of a lending war.
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Property lenders say they have no intention of sitting on their hands as the sector emerges from the depths of the COVID-19 crisis.
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