ABC Feeds<p>Relaxed lending rules could lead to bigger home loans … and higher house prices<br>By Michael Janda</p><p>The Coalition is promising to relax home lending rules if elected, to allow prospective buyers to borrow more. But will this actually make it easier for first home buyers to break into the market?</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/election-2025-home-lending-rules-house-prices-interest-rates/105120892" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/ele</span><span class="invisible">ction-2025-home-lending-rules-house-prices-interest-rates/105120892</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PropertyPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PropertyPrices</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/InterestRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InterestRates</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AustralianFederalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustralianFederalElections</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/BusinessandIndustryRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BusinessandIndustryRegulation</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ReserveBankOfAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReserveBankOfAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/FinancialServicesIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialServicesIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/MichaelJanda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelJanda</span></a></p>