Making news this week (week ending 13 May)

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Time taken to save a deposit hits record 11.4 years

Housing affordability has worsened, with the median time required to save a 20 per cent deposit blowing out to 11.4 years, according to a new ANZ-CoreLogic report.

Australians tighten home-buying budgets

Spending on homes dropped in April, while Australians splashed on entertainment and travel, new data reveals.

Westpac mortgage book rises despite investor slip

Owner-occupiers carried Westpac's mortgage book growth over the six months to March, while the investor segment continued to fall. 

Macquarie grows mortgage book by a third

Macquarie grew its home loan book by 34 per cent in the past year, but its chief has retained a cautious outlook amid ongoing uncertainty.

Kate Aubrey is the senior content producer of Momentum Media's mortgages titles: The Adviser and Mortgage Business.

She has a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of International Business and Business Management from Griffith University.

Email Kate at: Kate.Aubrey@momentummedia.com.au