Property investors make up two in every five Australian home loans amid record borrowing

Investor home borrowing surges nearly 18% in the September quarter compared with previous three months, prompting calls to ‘urgently rein in overheated credit market’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastProperty investors have borrowed record amounts of money for home purchases amid a decline in first home buyer lending and surging house prices.Investors accounted for two in every five home loans from July to September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Wednesday, sparking calls for the Albanese government to force banks to put the brakes on landlord lending. Continue reading...

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