Monthly Archives: April 2025

Hundreds of thousands more Australians, including many aged 25 to 34, could access an affordable home loan if the serviceability buffer rate was reduced from 3 per cent to 2.5 per cent, according to new research commissioned by the Finance … Continue reading →

Recent interest rate cuts, mixed messages around housing prices, cost of living increases, the Australian election and even US tariffs are fuelling an increase in uncertainty from existing borrowers and those wanting to enter the market, according to the peak … Continue reading →

The managing director of the Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA), who has led the industry’s campaign for a reduction in the mortgage serviceability buffer rate, has backed the Federal Opposition’s commitment to bring the rate down if elected. Peter … Continue reading →