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Non-banks outperform majors for commercial loan turnaround times
4 November 2025

Specialist lenders had quicker turnaround times for commercial loans in the three months to October.

Resi, commercial, & FHB: Next market shifts explained
4 November 2025

Property experts have urged to trade with caution, as the market has been edging toward overheated conditions, following rising clearance rates, a tight supply, and strong demand.

Macquarie’s halt on trust and company loans will ‘reshape’ broker strategies
3 November 2025
Brokers on Macquarie change

Brokers have had their say on Macquarie Bank’s move to pause new lending to trusts and companies, with one describing the move as a “pushback against loophole-driven lending”.

House price growth fastest in more than 2 years
3 November 2025
Housing

The expansion of the Australian government’s 5 per cent deposit scheme has helped accelerate house price growth.

Sellers’ fear of being out halts Brisbane investments
3 November 2025

Investors’ opportunities have slowed in Brisbane as sellers’ FOBO – the fear of being left out of a rising market – has many home owners hesitant to list their properties, a property expert ...

Pallas Capital bolsters credit and risk teams with senior hires
3 November 2025
Alexis Holloway

The appointments come as the firm sharpens its focus on construction lending – its largest loan category.

Major bank says rate-easing cycle is over
31 October 2025
Rate easing

Australia’s biggest bank is predicting that the central bank has reached the end of the current rate-easing cycle.

New consumer finance and mortgage platform launches
31 October 2025
Andrew McVeigh

Remara Money’s lending portfolio includes residential mortgages, commercial loans, and bridging loans.

LoanOptions.ai set to integrate open banking
31 October 2025

The Australian fintech has partnered with Wych to integrate Consumer Data Right open banking data into its suite of lending solutions.

Macquarie Bank to pause new lending to trusts and companies
30 October 2025
Macquarie Bank

From tomorrow, the lender will not accept new home loan applications where the borrower is a trust or company.

HomeStart expands Advantage Loan eligibility
30 October 2025

The low-deposit lender HomeStart has expanded eligibility for its Advantage Loan, widening access for South Australians on low-to-moderate incomes.

Majority of single mortgage holders experience mortgage stress
30 October 2025
Mortgage stress

There is a gender gap in mortgage stress levels between single women and men, according to Roy Morgan.

Global commercial investors flee Victoria over rising taxes
30 October 2025

Global investment in Victoria’s commercial property market has plunged over the past three years, sparking calls to slash foreign investment taxes to attract international investors.

Rate cut hopes dented by jump in inflation
29 October 2025
Inflation

Underlying annual inflation has increased for the first time since December 2022.

Rising demand pushes units price growth ahead of houses
29 October 2025

Unit prices have been outpacing houses, with Australia’s property market hitting its strongest levels in a year as several capitals reach peak dwelling values, recent data shows.