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ACT scraps first home stamp duty in national first
First home buyers in Canberra will now be exempt from paying stamp duty, with the overhaul reaching well beyond newcomers to the market.
BORROWER • Tue, 07 Jul 2026
FHB pullback almost as steep as investor retreat
First home buyer and investor loan volumes have both dropped sharply since the federal budget, with new data showing FHBs have pulled back almost as much as investors.
BORROWER • Mon, 06 Jul 2026
Clearance rates slump below 50% for third week
Preliminary auction clearance rates across the capitals have slipped below 50 per cent and have remained there for three straight weeks.
BORROWER • Mon, 06 Jul 2026
Government abandons retrospective foreign CGT overhaul
The federal government’s foreign resident CGT reforms will no longer include a contentious 20-year retrospective reach.
GROWTH • Mon, 06 Jul 2026
Bendigo flags final 2026 hike as CBA eyes cuts
Bendigo Bank has warned that one more cash rate hike is still on the cards this year, while CBA has sketched in dates for the first cuts in 2027.
BORROWER • Mon, 06 Jul 2026
Mortgage burden now exceeds 1989 high-rate era
New analysis has revealed that households are devoting a larger slice of income to interest than in the 17 per cent high-rate era.
BORROWER • Sun, 05 Jul 2026
Government responds to regional banking Senate report
The federal government has set out its plan for regional banking access, yet declined some of the inquiry’s boldest proposals.
GROWTH • Sun, 05 Jul 2026
Detached approvals hold firm as apartments slump
Fresh figures have shown resilient house approvals but a sharp drop in apartments, prompting fresh warnings on the federal government’s housing targets.
BORROWER • Sun, 05 Jul 2026
Lenders, brokers say SMSF resi ban will reduce supply
Lenders and brokers have warned that the government’s crackdown on residential SMSF borrowing will strip demand from developments and leave retirement plans in limbo.
LENDER • Thu, 02 Jul 2026