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5 days ago | 
realestatebusiness.com.au | Jack Campbell
This puts annual HVI growth at 3.3 per cent. Despite the gains, it was the slowest increase since the year to August 2023.
The continued momentum is largely due to recent rate cuts, said Cotality’s research director Tim Lawless.
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5 days ago | 
brokerdaily.au | Jack Campbell
The Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) has released its broker market share data for the March quarter, with the latest release highlighting a record high of 76.8 per cent market share for Australia mortgage brokers. This is a 0.8 per cent increase from the December 2024 results, where it stood at 76 per cent. The latest figures show a 2.7 per cent increase year-on-year, with March 2024 reporting 74.1 per cent market share.
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5 days ago | 
brokerdaily.au | Jack Campbell
Overall, business lending, loans to owner-occupiers, and loans to investors grew from 3.61 trillion to 3.64 trillion between March and April. APRA’s Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution (ADI) Statistics showed that for most of the big four banks, growth in loans to non-financial businesses was stronger than to households.
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5 days ago | 
brokerdaily.au | Jack Campbell
As detailed in ScotPac’s SME Growth Index Report, 59 per cent of Aussie SMEs expect to see revenue growth over the next six months. This is close to the record-high forecast of 62.6 per cent in 2014. However, there is still a large portion of business owners who are pessimistic about the future of revenue growth, with a third expecting revenue to fall.
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1 week ago | 
realestatebusiness.com.au | Jack Campbell
Ariza Buyers Agency director Adeal Rizvi said that rentvesting is increasingly seen as a financial strategy, not a “fallback option.”
“First home buyers today have more information at their fingertips than ever before. They know which areas offer strong rental demand and capital growth, even if they are outside their own city. It’s no longer a guessing game,” Rizvi said.
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1 week ago | 
brokerdaily.au | Jack Campbell
The latest broker hit piece from the Financial Review saidthat if banks cut out the broker, the cost savings could be passed along to the consumer. Article author Anthony Macdonald said that for a $1 million mortgage, brokers are paid a $6,500 commission. “What if banks cut out the broker and shared savings with the borrower?” Macdonald said.
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1 week ago | 
brokerdaily.au | Jack Campbell
A recent breakdown of Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s (CBA) HECS-HELP debt serviceability changes has detailed its value for consumers. The changes, implemented from 9 April 2025, saw borrowers with HECS debt due to be repaid within the next five years get access to a 1 per cent serviceability buffer. Customers due to pay off debts within 12 months do not have HECS debt considered in loan applications.
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1 week ago | 
brokerdaily.au | Jack Campbell
It’s going to take more rate cuts to have a tangible impact on arrears rates, said S&P Global Ratings in its RMBS Performance Watch: Australia report. February saw the first rate cut in over four years. Then, in May, the Reserve Bank implemented a second 25-bp cut for the year. While this is great news for borrowers, more substantial action is needed to have an impact on arrears, said S&P, with the May decision having a “muted” effect.
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1 week ago | 
smartpropertyinvestment.com.au | Jack Campbell
29 MAY 2025 By Jack Campbell 8 min read Hotspots A fresh study has revealed some hotspots where mortgage repayments can be cheaper than weekly rent.
There are reportedly 500 unit markets and 600 house markets across the country where a mortgage would be the cheaper option, according to a joint study by Ubank and Cotality (formerly CoreLogic).
Median weekly rent values have jumped by 39 per cent in the last five years to $659 per week.
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1 week ago | 
brokerdaily.au | Jack Campbell
As detailed in Roy Morgan Bank’s Trust and Distrust Scores Report, mutuals are the most trusted banking sector for Aussie consumers. As voted by 25,000 respondents, the net trust score for mutuals has improved since the last report in 2023.
