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3 September 2026

How first-home buyers are getting low-deposit loans

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How first-home buyers are getting low-deposit loans

Reserve Bank data shows there was $1. 261 billion of new loans to borrowers with less than 20 percent equity or deposit in July, about twice the level of July 2019.

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