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Bluestone Home Loans cuts rates despite RBA call

by Ben Squires • 6 Oct 2025

Bluestone Home Loans (Bluestone) has become the second non-bank lender to cut rates outside of market, reducing its... READ MORE

Brokers least favoured channel for First Home Guarantee Scheme

by Annie Kane • 3 Oct 2025

Agile Market Intelligence’s Consumer Pulse survey has revealed that the broker channel is the least popular channel... READ MORE

Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 29...

by Ben Squires • 3 Oct 2025

To compile this list, not only do we consider the week’s most-read stories and the news that matter most to you,... READ MORE

Government launches one-stop website for first home buyers

by Annie Kane • 2 Oct 2025

The Albanese government has launched a new website – Firsthomebuyers.gov.au – designed to collate information for... READ MORE

Brokers braced for action as expanded Home Guarantee Scheme launches

by Annie Kane • 1 Oct 2025

The Home Guarantee Scheme expansion comes into effect today (1 October), three months ahead of its original starting... READ MORE

Spring selling season sees housing values surge

by Ben Squires • 1 Oct 2025

Australia’s housing market looks set for a competitive spring, with new research from property insights firm... READ MORE

Banks adjust rate trajectory following RBA decision

by Annie Kane • 30 Sep 2025

Following discussions on 29 and 30 September, the Monetary Policy Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)... READ MORE

First home buyers less likely to reduce repayments after rate cuts:...

by Ben Squires • 30 Sep 2025

First home buyers haven’t been taking full advantage of recent rate cuts, with new analysis from Commonwealth Bank... READ MORE

Short-term fix or long-term risk: Brokers on Home Guarantee

by Will Paige • 29 Sep 2025

Ahead of its expansion on Wednesday (1 October), mortgage brokers have been weighing in on the impending changes to... READ MORE

Housing affordability second-highest ethical challenge

by Annie Kane • 29 Sep 2025

The affordability of housing has been named as the country’s second-largest ethical challenge, according to the... READ MORE

Market tips RBA to hold rates steady

by Will Paige • 29 Sep 2025

The market is near-unanimously forecasting rates to remain unchanged when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)... READ MORE

Almost two-thirds of SMEs forecast revenue growth

by Will Paige • 26 Sep 2025

Nearly six in 10 SMEs (59 per cent) expect their revenue to rise in the six months to March 2026, ScotPac research... READ MORE

Hot Property: The biggest property headlines from the week 22–26...

by Ben Squires • 26 Sep 2025

To compile this list, not only do we consider the week’s most-read stories and the news that matter most to you,... READ MORE

NAB says rates will not drop until May

by Will Paige • 25 Sep 2025

National Australia Bank (NAB) has revised its cash rate forecast after headline inflation accelerated in August to... READ MORE

More borrowers escape ‘mortgage prison’ as refi rates rise

by Will Paige • 24 Sep 2025

Brokers have reported that more borrowers are able to refinance, signalling that serviceability pressures that kept... READ MORE

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