2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (562+ words) Updated 27 Jan 2026, 1:00am First published 27 Jan 2026, 7:22pm The vast majority of mortgage repayments hang in the balance on variable rate loans. A major Aussie bank has issued a shock inflation call that could trigger a February rate hike and send mortgage repayments…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (817+ words) Updated 23 Jan 2026, 9:20am First published 23 Jan 2026, 5:00am A February rate hike is a live option for the RBA's first meeting of the year, with the 28 January release of the December inflation numbers to play a pivotal part in the decision. And in…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1099+ words) First published 22 Jan 2026, 6:00am Homebuyers and those looking to lock in rates refinancing may have missed their window for lower rates with 53 lenders hiking since the last RBA board meeting. Two lenders have begun shock variable interest rate rises while over…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (606+ words) First published 22 Jan 2026, 5:00am Mortgage demand has hit a three-year record high fuelled by interest rate cuts, first homebuyer incentives, and rising rents. The Equifax Consumer Market Pulse for December shows demand for home loans jumped 18 per cent compared to the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1390+ words) Updated 16 Jan 2026, 7:05am First published 16 Jan 2026, 5:00am Chinese investors are the dominant group of the more than 40,000 Aussie properties on the Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets for residential land. A whopping 67 per cent of the more than 40,000 Australian residential properties…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (587+ words) Updated 15 Jan 2026, 6:01pm First published 15 Jan 2026, 5:58pm Homebuyers or owners looking to lock in a fixed loan have been hit with a massive jump today. One of Australia's biggest banks has delivered a brutal blow to homebuyers with the equivalent of a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (513+ words) Updated 14 Jan 2026, 6:45am First published 14 Jan 2026, 6:00am Homeowners are staring down a further $90 repayment hike come February for a typical mortgage of $600,000, with those on higher levels to see greater costs. Millions of Australian mortgage holders could be hit with higher repayments…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (624+ words) Hope Coumbe, Finance Editor First published 13 Jan 2026, 5:04pm The recent backflip in interest rate expectations is the catalyst for the lowest sentiment recorded among consumers in more than 15 months. The latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index shows about two thirds of…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (509+ words) Hope Coumbe, Finance Editor First published 13 Jan 2026, 12:53pm Money is failing to buy happiness in the states where home prices are booming, with homeowners considerably more pessimistic when compared to the rest of the nation. Queensland, Western Australia (WA) and South…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (551+ words) First published 5 Jan 2026, 5:00am Auction demand was strong over much of 2025, but the market has been moderating in recent weeks. Picture: Julian Andrews. Panic over looming interest rate hikes has slammed the brakes on the once soaring housing market, with prices…...