Is LMI a No-Brainer?
A recent report by Helia, Australia’s largest provider of Lender’s Mortgage Insurance (LMI), reveals that first-home buyers have “a mix of optimism and concern” in the current market environment. A…
Sydney’s Affordability Better Than Thought, But Still “Impossibly Unaffordable”
A recent report ranked Sydney as the second-most unaffordable city in the world. However, analysis by Sydney FinTech, FrontYa, has shown that it depends on what data you use. The…
Melbourne vs. Sydney Housing Affordability Gap Widest in 20 Years
Have you wondered about Australian house prices and how unaffordable they seem? If recent news is any indication, the situation is grim: Sydney was recently ranked the second-most unaffordable housing…
Sydney the Second Least Affordable City in the World
The verdict is in: Sydney has the second-most unaffordable housing market in the world! This is based on the 2024 Demographia International Housing Affordability Report (DIHA), long considered the “gold…