Prime Insights

1.5 million borrowers face mortgage stress
After a year of aggressive interest rate hikes, many mortgage holders are feeling the pressure. New research from Roy Morgan…

Housing market springs back to life
Australia’s housing market has long been a significant barometer of the country’s economic health. It has faced numerous challenges in…

Markets brace for uncertainty as interest rates bite
Markets brace for uncertainty as interest rates bite The June cash rate decision has dashed hopes of rate hikes coming…

Non-bank lending preferred by nearly half of Australian SMEs
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Australia are increasingly turning to alternative financing options as they seek a faster and…

A mixed outlook for interest rates and the housing market
The frequency of official interest rate increases has slowed in recent months. It will be interesting to see whether this…

Good news for homeowners as housing values decline eases
Australia’s housing value slump has eased, according to CoreLogic’s latest Home Value Index. The index reveals that the rate of…

Spending to slow
Spending expected to slow as higher interest rates bite Hundreds of thousands of homeowners who took advantage of record low…

When will the property market bounce back?
When will the property market bounce back? After the 2022 plunge in housing values, homeowners might have been hoping for…

Refinancing continues to surge
New loan activity wanes but refinancing soars With the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increasing the cash rate from 0.1%…

Borrowers face record high repayments ahead
An environment of increasing interest rates After raising the cash rate seven times in a row, the Reserve Bank of…