Sydney housing bubble seen surviving tepid speculator curbs
Surging home prices have eroded affordability and helped make Australians among the most indebted in the world
Sydney
AUSTRALIAN regulators are flashing warnings. Banks are vowing to curb lending. And that may not be enough to damp runaway housing prices.
At the urging of the financial services watchdog, the nation's biggest mortgage lenders, including National Australia Bank, plan to trim the growth in loans to investors who have been on a home-buying frenzy. Regulators may have to impose stricter measures like those in New Zealand to cool Sydney's housing market, said Shane Oliver, head of investment strategy at AMP Capital Investors. "New Zealand's approach has been lot more direct and tougher, whereas here it's about having a chat with the banks and expecting changes," Mr Oliver said.
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