August 27, 2025

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Home Loan Demand Declines Again as Mortgage Rates Remain Unchanged

  • August 27, 2025

Home loan applications decreased by 0.5% from a week earlier for the week ending Aug. 22, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. This is the second straight week applications have been down. The consecutive week of loan applications declining comes after mortgage interest rates held steady. The average rate on a 30-year fixed home loan

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The Coalition’s election promise to relax lending rules could lead to bigger home loans … and higher house prices

  • March 31, 2025

On its face, it’s a simple solution to a simple problem — many people are struggling to get home loans big enough to afford a property, so why not relax the rules around how much people can borrow? That’s what the Coalition is proposing to do, should it win the federal election on May 3.

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