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The state government has earmarked an additional $700 million for its shared equity home buying scheme for its final year.

Hackers are increasingly targeting home buyers to scam them out of their settlement funds, according to Slater and Gordon Lawyers.

The monetary policy board has made its decision for the official cash rate for the month.

While the general consensus is for the central bank to hold the cash rate at 4.35 per cent today, rate hikes may be “inevitable” to quell inflation.

The group’s total mortgage portfolio has increased by over $50 billion, according to its latest financial results.

More than 150,000 Australians have achieved home ownership under the government scheme.

The National Housing Supply and Affordability Council has assessed Australia’s housing market in its inaugural State of the Housing System 2024 report.

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Rising house prices have accentuated the year-on-year increase in the value of new mortgages.

While dwelling approvals have begun to rise from the doldrums, high-density approvals reached a 12-year low in March, according to new data.

The November rate hike and expiring fixed-rate mortgages have impacted the living costs of employee households, the ABS has found.

The lender will soon cease offering loans for the government’s Home Guarantee Scheme due to “operational factors”.

The new CEO of the major bank has revealed that returns on broker loans are “below the cost of capital” due to “price premiums” in the channel.

Enabling Australians to access super for housing and “getting government out of the way” would help alleviate housing issues, according to shadow treasurer Angus Taylor.

The ASX-listed lender has released its trading update for the third quarter of the financial year 2024.