Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog

The value of total new home loans fell 5.2 per cent (-$5.4 billion) this quarter, after a 3.4 per cent fall in the previous quarter. They sheet the falls to the changed lending conditions, with the Reserve Bank of Australia increasing the cash rate for the third time in 2026. Changes to negative gearing and …

Lots more data showing firmer falls in home prices are likely, with ANZ the latest to revise down. Yet, we had industry leaders and Treasurer Chalmers talking the market up, so is there are glass half full story to be told? Well, perhaps we can learn from the latest REINZ data showing New Zealand prices …

We discuss the RBA decision yesterday and consider the implications for households who are facing higher inflation and rents, higher mortgage rates, and poor productivity. Banks are calling deeper property price falls ahead and falling mortgage application volumes while the RBA attributes migration and big IT AI investments as elements propping up the economy. Its …

This is an edit of a live show where former Senator Gerard Rennick from the People First Party and Robbie Barwick from the Citizens Party, who together announced the joint formation of the new Australian Peoples Party, joined us to explore the real alternative this new party offers. We explored their policies, and importantly answered …