Aussie banks shrug off warnings on mortgages
Lending to property investors at a high in frothy market, prompting central bank to flag possible regulation
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FROTHINESS in Australia's property market has triggered central bank warnings of regulatory steps to rein in loans to investors, but the nation's banks are turning a deaf ear, sceptical that such action is needed or imminent.
Lending to investors has jumped this year to its highest since comparable records started in 1991, accounting for about half of Australia's residential loans in value terms. Investor interest has also helped pushed housing prices in Sydney and Melbourne to the point where most first-time home buyers are widely seen as priced out of the market.
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