The Latest Breaking News from Tim Lawless

Borrowers may find themselves in a ‘mortgage prison’ but low jobless rate means most households should still be able to pay off their loan, experts say

Real estate agents on the Gold Coast notice a cooling of the market, compared to how it was during the pandemic.

The Reserve Bank's 25-basis point increase is just the first of many on the horizon, and Queensland homeowners need to brace for higher home loan repayments over the next 18 months, a leading property analyst says.

RBA’s decision is, in the words of one economist, ‘a radical revision’. Could this turn a plateauing of property prices into a rout?

Rise to 0.35% increases median monthly home loan repayment by up to $118, but rates predicted to reach 2% in a year’s time

The RBA could hike rates as early as May. Will borrowers race towards fixed-rate home loans?

Supply and labour shortages plus surging costs are leaving Australia's building sector in crisis, and that could mean a long wait for repairs for thousands of recent flood and storm victims unless they can do the work themselves.

Property prices now seem to be cooling off after the pandemic boom, at least in the biggest cities, but many prospective first home buyers have already been priced out of the market.