While Western Australia grapples with a housing shortage requiring just over 25,000 new homes a year, upfront government charges on small‑ and medium‑scale residential developments are blocking ...

Home prices across Australia’s combined capital cities are forecast to climb a further 6–8% in 2026, taking values to fresh record highs but at a slower pace than 2025, according to REA Group ...

APRA and AUSTRAC have launched coordinated action against Bendigo and Adelaide Bank after an independent Deloitte review uncovered serious gaps in its money laundering and broader non‑financial risk ...

Consumer spending in Australia exhibited mixed trends in the early months of 2025, according to recent insights from NAB and CommBank. Both banks have tracked the nuances of spending behaviours that ...

It’s a common problem for mortgage brokers and their clients – waiting for lenders to discharge loans. In the 2020 Home Loan Price Inquiry report, the ACCC recommended a time limit of 10 business days ...

The Victorian capital city's commercial property market is showing signs of growth for the first time since 2022, according to the most recent Commercial Property Index, from National Australia Bank ...

In March, the Australian home loan market saw a significant 3.1% rise in new lending, totalling $27.64 billion, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The rise was mainly driven by ...

Commuters in the Australian Capital Territory will soon find it easier to navigate public transportation thanks to a new partnership between Westpac and the ACT government. The collaboration centres ...

After a soft launch earlier this year, and the addition of a few new hires, the Australian non-bank lender is now offering new commercial lending products in an attempt to capitalize on the growing ...

Sydney-based fintech company, LoanOptions.ai, has introduced a unique model that enables mortgage brokers to access home loan leads by investing in its asset and business finance offering. Led by ...

Lendi Group has unveiled Oracle, a new smart platform tool that promises to save Aussie and Lendi brokers one full day each month – or around 9,000 days per year across the network. The tool automates ...

Australian Finance Group (AFG) has ramped up its investment push, taking a non-controlling stake in Loan Path Finance – its third brokerage investment in a year. The move signals a new wave of ...