Mortgages

The so-called ‘Big Four’ lenders each report double-digit falls in home-loan applications

Agency finds inflated incomes, misrepresented employment and fabricated business activity were used to support loan applications

The average for a 30-year fixed loan declines to 6.67% from 6.69% a week earlier: Freddie Mac

Lender’s full-year cash profit rises 7.1% to record A$10.98 billion; it warns of a slowing economy

The property market has been held back in recent months by elevated borrowing costs

The property market is facing pressure from the recent flareup in hostilities with Iran

The average for a 30-year, fixed loan is up from 6.43% a week earlier, says Freddie Mac

The average for a 30-year fixed loan declined to 6.43% from 6.49% a week earlier

It drops 7.3% to a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 580,000 units