Rate shock rattles home buyers but price expectations keep climbing: Westpac

Australian home buyers have been hit with what Westpac calls a “rate rise surprise”, just as the housing recovery that ...

RBA rate hike tests borrowers but 2026 housing market stays resilient

Herron Todd White’s Month in Review – February 2026 notes that the Reserve Bank lifted the cash rate from 3.6% to 3.85% at ...

Perth property booms as Sydney, Melbourne lose market heat

Perth is the clear frontrunner, with February home values jumping 2.3% and adding more than $22,500 to the median dwelling ...

Aussie finance brokers fast-track AI amid security fears, generational divide

The latest monthly poll from the Finance Brokers Association of Australasia (FBAA) shows that 39% of brokers now consider AI ...

Fintech lender Wisr grows loan book thanks to increased originations

Fintech lender Wisr's loan book is growing, as Australia's non-bank sector continues to take market share.

Inflation shows no signs of slowing, economists say

The economist added that NAB is anticipating "inflation to get a little bit higher, and then eventually come back into that 2% to 3% target band,and hopefully settle around two-and-a-half [percent]." ...

Capital city home prices smash $1m as growth surges

Australia’s housing market strengthened again in February, with capital city home prices climbing to a record median of $1 million, according to the latest PropTrack Home Price Index, even after the ...