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Westpac expects 11 per cent house price fall, posts $6.8 billion profit

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-11-01 · by Millie Muroi

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Westpac reported a profit of $6.8 billion for the year ending September, down slightly from the previous year. The bank predicts Australian house prices will fall by 10.9% over the next twelve months due to sustained high interest rates. Westpac also noted that while the economy is resilient with strong business investment, rising prices are creating challenges for households and businesses.
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As of November 1, 2026, Westpac, Australia's oldest bank, reported a profit of $6.8 billion for the year ending September, down slightly from the previous year. The bank expects house prices to fall by nearly 11% by March 2027 due to elevated interest rates. Westpac anticipates that the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates for the fifth time this year during its next decision on Tuesday, despite the economy holding up relatively well with strong business investment. This move is expected to impact many households and businesses unevenly across the economy. Additionally, Westpac announced a final dividend of 77 cents per share, bringing the full-year dividend to $1.54, marking a slight increase from the previous year.

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On Monday, the country’s oldest bank said the Australian economy was holding up “relatively well” on the back of strong business investment, but that price growth remained above the Reserve Bank’s target. “This is presenting challenges for many households and businesses, although impacts are uneven across the economy,” it said in an announcement to the ASX ahead of the next Reserve Bank interest rate decision on Tuesday where the RBA is widely tipped to raise interest rates for the fifth time this year.
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🔮 The bank will pay a final dividend of 77 cents a share, taking the full-year dividend to $1.54, up 1 per cent from the previous year.
2026-11-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Westpac expects 11 per cent house price fall, posts $6.8 billion profit · assertive framing

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Westpac expects interest rates to remain “elevated” into 2027 and house prices to have fallen by nearly 11 per cent by March as it reported a $6.8 billion profit. asserted
it → expect → profit
On Monday, the country’s oldest bank said the Australian economy was holding up “relatively well” on the back of strong business investment, but that price growth remained above the Reserve Bank’s target. “This is presenting challenges for many households and businesses, although impacts are uneven across the economy,” it said in an announcement to the ASX ahead of the next Reserve Bank interest rate decision on Tuesday where the RBA is widely tipped to raise interest rates for the fifth time this year. asserted
RBA → say → time
Westpac also said it expected house prices to have fallen by 10.9 per cent from March 2026 to March 2027. asserted
prices → say → March
The bank will pay a final dividend of 77 cents a share, taking the full-year dividend to $1.54, up 1 per cent from the previous year. asserted
bank → pay → 1.54
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