Building and construction organisation Master Builders Australia has welcomed an upturn in some housing finance commitments during July.

Fixed rate home loan demand rose in August by 0.64 per cent; the first rise in three months, according to Mortgage Choice

Homebuyer confidence is back to pre-global financial crisis (GFC) levels, according to a new measure of borrower and would-be borrower sentiment launched by lenders mortgage insurer Genworth Financial.

Rental markets in Australia have generally been recording lower levels of growth, but some markets have been performing quite well – particularly in Sydney, according to RP Data