2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (293+ words) Structural shifts point to slower, steadier house price gains for years ahead New Zealand's housing affordability has improved sharply from 2021 extremes, with house prices now sitting at roughly 6.7 times household disposable income, down from a peak of 9.8, according to ASB's…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (314+ words) ASB tips a slower, income-led recovery as structural headwinds reshape the housing outlook New Zealand house prices are unlikely to reclaim their late-2021 peaks until as late as 2029, according to a new ASB Economics note, which argues the housing market…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (396+ words) Chart Pack shows why expensive homes are falling faster Australia's housing correction is deepening, and stretched borrowing capacity is doing much of the work in deciding where the pain lands hardest. Tim Lawless, Cotality's head of research, Asia Pacific, writing…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (621+ words) First American data show first-time buyers declining at roughly half the rate of repeat buyers First-time buyer activity in the US housing market has pulled back in 2026, but the retreat is significantly shallower than that of repeat buyers, and smaller…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (922+ words) Mortgage professionals warn clients face a fragile window as swap rate surge drives fresh lender repricing Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned that UK mortgage rates have risen faster than almost anywhere in the G7, as brokers urge clients…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (338+ words) NSW and Victoria drive first fall in housing values since 2022 New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show the total value of Australia's residential dwellings has fallen for the first time in nearly four years. The ABS reported…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (712+ words) New FCA figures show gross mortgage advances up 31.7% year-on-year as remortgage demand climbs to a two-year high Gross mortgage advances rose 11.1% in Q2 2026. The quarterly figure reached £77.4 billion, according to new data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), published on 8 September....

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (696+ words) Two days, two stages, 2,000+ brokers — here's everything you need to know before Toronto MortgageFest Canada arrives in Toronto on September 23 and 24, and the Canadian mortgage industry's flagship event is bigger than it has ever been. Held at the International Centre,…...

5+ day, 21+ min ago   (777+ words) Payments are doubling on maturing loans, and one veteran broker says creative refinancing is the answer While some of the challenges being felt in the residential mortgage space have also carried over to the commercial side, there are also unique…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (515+ words) Oil price pressures and a divided MPC leave mortgage brokers facing a prolonged wait for rate relief UK mortgage rates have risen faster since the outbreak of the Iran conflict than in almost any other major economy, Bank of England…...