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Roy Morgan reported from its survey of over 50,000 households per annum that those at risk of mortgage stress fell by some 78,000 from a year ago to 16.8 percent, to sit well below the decade average.
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Those 'extremely at risk' also fell to the lowest level in well over a decade, which is good to see. 
The high risk cohort overwhelmingly comprises lower income households, and is far less represented by households earning $100,000 per annum or more. 
PETE WARGENT is the co-founder of <a href="https://allenwargent.com/" target="_blank">AllenWargent</a> property buyers (London, Sydney) and a best-selling author and <a href="https://petewargent.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blogger</a>.
His latest book is <a href="https://www.bigskypublishing.com.au/Books/General-Interest/Four-Green-Houses--and-a-Red-Hotel/1015/productview.aspx" target="_blank">Four Green Houses and a Red Hotel</a>.
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Lower rates reducing mortgage stress

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<div>Low interest rates are allowing homeowners to forge ahead on repayments. </div>
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From the Reserve Bank: "...two-thirds of borrowing is [now] covered by a repayment buffer of at least one month's worth of required mortgage payments, and for half of this, that buffer is more than one year." One third have at least a 12 month buffer, a remarkable statistic.
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<div>The RBA also found that across every state "all arrears levels are relatively low", with New South Wales the best placed of all thanks to its solid economic performance. </div>
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PETE WARGENT is the co-founder of <a href="https://allenwargent.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">AllenWargent</a> property buyers (London, Sydney) and a best-selling author and <a href="https://petewargent.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blogger</a>. 
His latest book is <a href="https://www.bigskypublishing.com.au/Books/General-Interest/Four-Green-Houses--and-a-Red-Hotel/1015/productview.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Four Green Houses and a Red Hotel</a>.
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Homeowners forging ahead on repayments: Pete Wargent

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The federal government is offering homeowners over 65 the possibility of a small reverse mortgage.
While tapping the equity in their homes would be seen as a last resort measure, the scheme offers $11,799 per year initially for part-pensioners.
But under the extended scheme anyone over the retirement age can now access equity in their homes without selling, as part of a $258 million package aimed at helping older people to better plan for a "healthy, independent, connected and safe" life in retirement.
There is an interest rate of 5.25 per cent on the loans, considerably below the commercial rates on reverse mortgages which are currently between 6.3 per cent and 6.4 per cent.  
The Pension Loans Scheme was introduced in 1997. 
The measure, which was leaked before last night's Federal Budget, is set to cost $11 million over the next four years, according to the budget papers.
About 1.8 million age pensioners own their home in Australia, according to the budget papers, including 1.1 million full pensioners and 700,000 part-rate age pensioners.
The scheme will attract attention from the elderly with their wealth tied up in property while cash-poor.
Under the new plan, if a 66-year-old took up the proposed offer and lived until 91, he or she could receive a total of $295,000 worth of ongoing payments which would simultaneously be removed from their equity in their home.
Retirees on a full age pension as well as fully self-funded retirees will be able to use equity in their homes to increase the maximum fortnightly income stream to 150 per cent of the age pension, which is about $23,000 a year for individuals. 
Last year Domain noted there are only a few reverse mortgages on offer.
It advised Bankwest Seniors Equity Release Home Loan charges 6.27 per cent and up to the lesser of 25 per cent of the value or $250,000.
CBA's Equity Unlock for Seniors charges 6.37 per cent, and the maximum loan ranges from the lesser of 20 per cent of value or $275,000 for those aged 65 to 69, up to 40 per cent or $450,000 for those 85 and over.
Toowoomba-based Heritage Bank's Heartland Finance Reverse Mortgage Home Loan charges 6.19 per cent, and offers up to 35 per cent at age 80.
P&amp;N Bank, the W.A. bank once known as the Police &amp; Nurses credit union, charges 6.24 per cent and offers up to 35 per cent of the home's value.
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Reverse mortgage loan scheme for elderly extended in Federal Budget

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In another crowdfunding first, DomaCom Australia announced that the crowdfunding campaign to fund a mortgage backed loan has been successfully completed. 
Newcastle based financial advice firm Shartru Wealth Management has used the DomaCom platform to acquire a $1.6 million residential property in Melbourne using both debt and equity.
A crowdfunding campaign was completed to raise around $682K for the equity component and another campaign was completed to raise the remaining $948K debt. 
In executing both sides of the transaction, Shartru have been able to satisfy the growth needs of their accumulation clients as well as the income needs of their retiree clients with an attractive net return of 5.06% in a low risk environment.
The loan is secured by a first mortgage security on residential property with a conservative LVR of around 60%. 
Shartru CEO, Rob Coyte, said it delivered a tax effective investment for our growth-oriented clients whilst also being able to deliver an attractive income investment to our retiree clients.
"An investment option returning 5.06% and secured by first registered mortgage with a low LVR is attractive in today’s environment where retirees are lucky to receive a 2.5% return from term deposits,” he said.
DomaCom CEO, Arthur Naoumidis explained that one of the great benefits of property investment is to be able to use internal gearing to deliver long term tax effective returns.
“We are pleased we can now facilitate debt arrangements via the DomaCom platform, offering expanded opportunities for investors”
“Advisers can now fund both the equity and the debt portions of a property investment which enables them to provide the appropriate investment outcomes for both accumulation and retiree clients”.
“We are now looking forward to accelerating our FUM with these new debt facilities, particularly in the SMSF space. SMSFs can have a precise asset allocation to real property via DomaCom, including debt, without the need for a Bare Trust, limited borrowing and with all the additional administration and cost involved”.
“With a managed fund like DomaCom and with access to debt, Advisers have an internal solution to help clients access investment property and fixed interest income in line with their portfolio strategy as part of the adviser’s fee for service.
"This is something DomaCom has been working towards for three years”.
To learn more about crowdfunding, visit <a href="https://www.domacom.com.au/" target="_blank">DomaCom here</a>.
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Domacom crowdfunds first mortgage backed loan for Melbourne purchase

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New research by ING reveals 51% of all Aussie home loan holders fear they’ll never be able to pay off their home loan.
Some 40% are concerned they’ll carry their mortgage into retirement.
The research confirmed that 82% are paying down more than what’s required most years.
The research comes as ING launches Everyday Round Up for Home Loans, a digital tool that enables ING customers to round up the loose change from their card purchases to pay down their ING mortgage. 
Card purchases made through ING’s Orange Everyday account are rounded up to the nearest $1 or $5 and the extra amount is automatically shifted from the customer’s Orange Everyday account to pay down the mortgage. 
ING’s head of retail banking, Melanie Evans says the loose change in less than a year has helped over 160,000 customers collectively save $32 million.
ING estimates that customers who round up $50 each month to their 30 year owner occupier Mortgage Simplifier mortgage of $350,000 could shave 19 months or save $14,000 in interest by rounding up their loose change.
It assumes the customer puts down a 20% deposit and makes principal and interest repayments.
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Anxious home loan holders seek fast lane to pay off their mortgage early

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GUEST OBSERVER
Australian housing finance were materially weaker than expected in July with much of the detail also on the weak side, investor loans about the only exception.
The total number of owner occupier loans fell 4.2 percent, well below the consensus forecast for a 1.5 percent decline. 
Ex refinance the picture was even weaker with a 6.1 percent fall, the largest monthly decline since May last year.
Approvals can be choppy month to month but moves tend to be in the ±3 percent range.
Our estimates (using ABS seasonal factors) suggest seasonally adjusted owner occupier approvals ex refi were down 3-4% in NSW, Vic and Qld with, somewhat surprisingly, WA the only state to record a rise (+2.7%mth).
Note that the sum of these estimates across the big five states is firmer than the published national number (down about 2% rather than 6%).
Details 
Owner–occupiers (no.)              –4.2%mth, 1.8%yr
– ex-financing (no.)                  –6.1%mth, –2.7%yr      
Construction of dwellings (no.)  –4.9%mth, –3.9%yr
Purchase of newly built dwellings (no.)  –3.3%mth, 8.4%yr        
Value of loans:
Owner-occupiers ($bn)        –3.1%mth, 2.3%yr
Investors ($bn)                    0.5%mth, –9.3%yr
Total ($bn)                         –1.8%mth, –2.4%yr
Total ex refi ($bn)                –2.2%mth, –5.4%yr
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July Australian housing finance figures weaker than expected: Westpac's Matthew Hassan

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Sydney investor Nathan Birch has blamed administration oversight for his recent mortgage default, not cashflow issues.
The Australian Financial Review reported earlier this month that Birch had been sued by his lender, Permanent Mortgages, after defaulting on a $535,000 mortgage for a Paradise Point, Gold Coast investment property.
Birch told News Ltd the AFR story was a "misrepresentation” of his situation, noting the property never got repossessed.
He told <a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/a/38540739/real-estate-whiz-kid-s-secret-to-property-success/" target="_blank">Channel 7's Sunday Night's </a>Denham Hitchcock all his 200 properties were positively geared.
News Ltd reported Birch saying that the default situation arose from an oversight.
"I had an overdue amount which equalled to one month’s interest which was paid immediately as soon as it came to my attention,” he said.
“Having 200-odd properties, the admin side of things can become a bit too much and not seeing the mail on time meant I had no idea of this.”
Birch had previously confirmed to the AFR he had "briefly" fallen behind on "one or two mortgages" <a href="https://www.urban.com.au/news/79329-nathan-birch-facing-lending-default-on-paradise-point-property" target="_blank">citing increased lending restrictions</a> arising from the much-heralded Australian Prudential Regulation Authority investor crackdown.
Last year Birch had revealed he was selling up some of his massive portfolio due to tightening finance conditions.
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Birch told news.com.au mid-last year he was looking to offload up to 20 properties estimating he would reduce his debt to about $18 million.
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<div>Birch blogged  at the time that he was adjusting his portfolio and riding the new APRA crackdown finance challenge "without breaking a sweat".</div>
He said that he had had to adapt his investment strategy.
"As a result of the tighter lending practices, I have simply sold some smaller properties and purchased larger ones to set myself up for a development phase in my portfolio," he advised.
Birch said he believed the best place to buy in2018 was the Gold Coast, where he holds 50 properties.
 “The market here I think is only just scratching the surface,” he told Sunday Night. 
“It’s like Australia’s Miami. Prices are still post-GFC prices, still very low.”
His most undervalued suburb is Coomera.
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