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Sydney and Melbourne drive first national price fall of 2026
1 May 2026

National home prices in Australia have recorded their first monthly decline of the year, according to the latest PropTrack Home Price Index.

MFAA urges SMEs to engage brokers as conditions bite
1 May 2026

The Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia has joined a coalition of industry bodies urging small businesses to seek advice from trusted professionals as financial and regulatory ...

WA tops house-building rankings, but supply pressures persist
30 April 2026

Western Australia has retained its position as the strongest home-building market in the country, according to the latest Housing Scorecard from the Housing Industry Association.

Lender partners with NextGen on broker platform integration
30 April 2026

OwnHome has partnered with technology platform NextGen to implement the ApplyOnline platform, as the non-bank lender expands its broker origination capabilities.

LMG appoints specialist lender to ‘fill niche’ in panel
30 April 2026

Loan Market Group has expanded its lending panel with the addition of Maple Asset Finance.

Thinktank marks RMBS milestone with $750m issue
30 April 2026

Thinktank has completed its 11th residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) transaction, marking its first capital markets issuance for 2026.

Logistics SMEs under pressure as two-speed economy widens
29 April 2026

Australia’s small and medium-sized enterprises are showing growing signs of financial strain as new March Equifax data reveals a widening divide between large businesses and smaller ...

Finance access emerges as top hurdle for SME growth
29 April 2026

Access to finance has overtaken all other challenges as the biggest barrier to SMEs meeting revenue targets, according to ScotPac’s latest SME Growth Index.

SA’s HomeStart expands low-deposit loan access
29 April 2026

The South Australia-backed low-deposit lender Homestart has expanded the scope and scale of its loan offering.

Brokers sound warning as ASIC cracks down on ‘finfluencers’
29 April 2026

Brokers are warning borrowers to take financial advice from social media with a “big grain of salt”, as ASIC moves to clamp down on unlawful ‘finfluencer’ activity.

Judo Bank results show momentum despite economic uncertainty
28 April 2026

Judo Bank has grown its loan book to $13.8 billion in the third quarter of the financial year 2026, reaffirming its full-year targets despite increasing economic uncertainty in the SME ...

New AI platform targets next wave of mortgage fraud
27 April 2026

A new platform designed to help brokers detect increasingly sophisticated fraud has been launched as mortgage fraud continues to evolve in complexity.

Banjo Loans appoints new chairman
27 April 2026

Non-bank SME lender Banjo Loans has appointed a new chairman to replace the outgoing Rick Sawers, who is retiring after four years in the role.

The perfect partnership: How brokers and PMs can unlock their potential
27 April 2026

Despite not usually interacting, brokers and property managers can unlock mutual benefits by collaborating to share data, boosting efficiency and maximising client satisfaction.

ORDE updates pricing as brokers support lending reviews
27 April 2026

ORDE Financial has updated its Commercial Prime pricing, as business owners increasingly review their lending structures amid ongoing economic uncertainty.