All mortgage news and updates from April 2026
Every dollar of building depreciation you claim reduces your cost base — increasing your capital gain at sale. Here's how the numbers work and why you should still claim every dollar you're entitled to.
Read Full Article →Budget night is 12 May. Here's what's expected — Help to Buy expansion, a potential CGT discount cut for investors, and the first home buyer measures already running now.
Read Full Article →Already own a home? You may have enough equity for an investment property deposit without touching your savings. Here's how to calculate it, access it, and structure the loans correctly.
Read Full Article →The March quarter CPI lands April 29 — 6 days before the RBA meets. Inflation is running at 3.7%. Here's what the trimmed mean needs to show, which components matter most, and how to read the result when it drops.
Read Full Article →Buying a house-and-land package, building on your own block, or doing a knockdown rebuild? Here's how construction loans work, how drawdowns are structured, and what to watch out for before you sign.
Read Full Article →PropTrack data shows regional cities are growing more than twice as fast as the capitals. Rockhampton +19.2%, Toowoomba +17.8%, Launceston +17.5%. Here's what the data shows and what buyers need to know.
Read Full Article →All four banks tip a hike to 4.35% — not seen since late 2011. CBA calls it a "line ball." The number that decides it drops April 29. Here's what every borrower should do now.
Read Full Article →The MFAA's latest survey shows borrower confidence has collapsed. Most people who want to refinance to a cheaper rate are being blocked by the rules designed to protect them.
Read Full Article →Fuel up ~$1/litre since February, groceries up 3.1%, and the cash rate at 4.10% with Westpac tipping 4.85% by August. Here's what it means for your mortgage — and why Easter spending itself feeds inflation.
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