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‘Liar loans’ on the rise as risky mortgages drive house price boom

'Liar loans' on the rise as risky mortgages drive house price boom By business reporters Michael Janda and Gareth Hutchens Based on a survey of around 900 borrowers, UBS estimates that 41 per cent had inaccurate mortgage applications.(ABC News: Elise Pianegonda) Australian home prices have surged almost 20 per cent over the past year, and investment bank UBS has warned that a record level of "liar loans" as buyers "chase the market" could be one reason why. Key points: A record 41 per cent of loan applications contain factual inaccuracies The most common fudges are under-representing living costs and financial commitments The banking regulator says it has seen "no obvious poor-quality lending"

The bank's annual survey of around 900 people who took out a mortgage over the past year showed that 41 per cent submitted loan applications that were not completely factually accurate — so-called "liar loans".

Home loans buoyant, but investors subdued

Home loans buoyant, but investors subdued Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent Despite ultra-low lending rates, 20 per cent of Australians are estimated as under mortgage stress. The amount of outstanding mortgages in Australia grew by the fastest monthly pace in four years. But economists doubt financial regulators will be too concerned at this stage with investor loans still relatively subdued. New figures from the Reserve Bank of Australia showed housing credit grew by 0.6 per cent in May, the largest rise since June 2017. Annual growth now stands at 4.8 per cent, its highest since 2018. Owner-occupier loans rose 0.7 per cent in the month to 6.6 per cent, also the highest year rate since 2018. However, growth in loans to housing investors remained relatively modest, rising 0.4 per cent in May to 1.6 per cent. …

What homebuyers should look for when comparing home loans

What homebuyers should look for when comparing home loans as interest rates remain low

It’s a great time to buy property with record-low interest rates, but homebuyers are cautioned to avoid these mistakes when shopping for loans.

Kathy Skantzos

With unprecedented cuts to Aussie home loans and ultra-low interest rates, now could be the ideal time to buy, but buyers have been warned to shop around before committing to a mortgage.

Canstar’s group executive of financial services Steve Mickenbecker told news.com.au that homebuyers should not be getting a loan for anything around the 3 per cent mark or above. He said home loan rates are down at around 2 per cent – an ultimate low we haven’t seen before – and buyers shouldn’t be going any higher. “We’ve not seen a minimum anywhere around that. In 2015, the average interest rate was around 5 per cent and in 2020 the national average was 3.32 per cent. That’s…

Simpler lending rules for home loans

Simpler lending rules for home loans and credit to free up the economy Customers will be promised faster access to loans under simpler rules that aim to free up credit and lift the economy by ending confusion over lending obligations for banks and finance companies. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will overhaul the laws governing mortgages, personal loans, credit cards and payday lending to streamline decisions on whether customers can afford the loans they seek. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will overhaul bank lending rules to make it simpler to decide mortgages and credit card lending.CREDIT:ALEX ELLINGHAUSEN The changes respond to growing concerns over court disputes and the duplication of regulators in home and personal lending, sparking fears that restrictive rules on credit would curb economic growth. With the government preparing to unveil tax cuts and spending measures in the October 6 budget, the lending reforms are intended to improve access to credit fro…

Many Aussies are making a big mistake with home loans

Many Aussies are making a big mistake with home loans: here’s how

How mortgage hunters could be dudding themselves out of the best deal, all because of an unfounded fear.

Rebecca Le May

Many mortgage hunters have an unfounded fear of non-bank lenders and could be dudding themselves out of the best deal.

After the Reserve Bank of Australia slashed the cash rate to record lows earlier this month, it was the smaller, little-known outfits Athena, Reduce Home Loans, Homestar Finance, Homeloans.com.au and Pacific Mortgage Group that led the charge in passing on interest rate cuts to customers. RateCity research director Sally Tindall said non-bank lenders had helped drive prices down across the entire home loan market, particularly in recent months as record numbers of mortgage holders moved to refinance, especially when it came to fixed rates. “Right now, the lowest fixed rate loan on the market is just 1.…

How low rates killed the affordable housing dream

By business editor Ian Verrender The possibility of younger people breaking into the property market was short-lived during the coronavirus pandemic.(Reuters: David Gray) For a brief, flickering moment, the dream of a generation seemed within reach.

House prices were on the cusp of one of the biggest falls in decades, hit by what was shaping up to be a near-lethal combination of mass unemployment and zero immigration.

After decades of a seemingly unstoppable real estate bubble, the prospect of a sustained fall in housing prices brought a glimmer of hope to those under 35 that home ownership may become a possibility if they could hold on to a job.

Even relatively conservative analysts were forecasting house price declines of 20 per cent and back in May our biggest bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, pencilled in the prospect of a 32 per cent collapse.

Old home loans costing Aussies

Old home loans costing Aussies 'thousands' by not switching By Stuart Marsh • Senior Producer Australians with older home loans are missing out on thousands of dollars in savings, a new report has found. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today submitted its final report into the Home Loan price inquiry. It found that borrowers are potentially spending far more money than they need to by not seeking a lower rate from their existing lender or switching to a new lender. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today submitted its final report into the Home Loan price inquiry. (Supplied) "A significant number of Australian home loan borrowers have not switched lenders for several years, yet they stand to save so much money by doing so," ACCC Chair Rod Sims said. "There are factors standing in the way of home loan borrowers switching lenders, such as a lack of clear and transparent pricing, as well as inconvenience …

Fixed rate home loans are at their lowest ever — but they come with a catch

Fixed rate home loans are at their lowest ever — but they come with a catch By David Taylor The banks want to lock you in as a customer now for as long as they can.(ABC News: Grant Wignall) Interest rates in Australia have plumbed new depths since the Reserve Bank's monetary policy announcement on Melbourne Cup Day,

It's taken several weeks, but following a number of extraordinary policy measures by the RBA (including a formal adoption of Quantitative Easing), at least one bank has taken the decision to offer a three-year fixed home loan rate of 1.89 per cent.

That's low. In fact, according to interest rate comparison site, Mozo, it's the lowest commercial fixed interest rate (with an 80 per cent Loan to Value Ratio or LVR) the country has ever seen.

Fixed rates are dropping to all-time lows because the banks are desperate for your money. So far the evidence shows they're…

Home loan customers may need to pay mortgage brokers to save money

Home loan customers may need to pay mortgage brokers to save money y business reporter Daniel Ziffer Posted SatSaturday 9 FebFebruary 2019 at 6:07am Almost 60 per cent of Australians use a mortgage broker to arrange their home loans.(AAP: Lukas Coch) Borrowers may have to pay an upfront fee when their home loan is arranged, in a move applauded by consumer advocates but which mortgage brokers say would devastate their industry.

The new fee, one of the most contentious changes recommended by the final report of the Hayne royal commission, would kill off one of the key methods brokers are currently paid — an arrangement commissioner Kenneth Hayne rubbished as "money for nothing".

Currently, most brokers are paid an upfront commission by the bank that finances the loan. The banks then also pay an ongoing fee, called a trail commission, over the life of the loan.

Under the comm…