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Property Prices

Is now the time to fix your mortgage?

The ANZ has joined the chorus of cutting fixed mortgage rates, cutting two and three-year loans by 60 basis points to 6.44 per cent. Westpac and the Commonwealth Bank also recently announced rate cuts after massive falls in global share markets.

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Rent

Low growth, high inflation challenges RBA

RBA deputy governor Ric Battellino has commented that the Reserve Bank board has had to balance higher-than-anticipated inflation with slowed economic growth. Battellino said inflation for 2011 is likely to trend higher than was forecast last year, while growth estimates have had to be revised downward amid global economic uncertainty and this year’s natural disasters.

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Property Investor

How to sell fast in a slow market

When you bought your first property, you had a purpose, the property met your needs, and certainly there was a special connection. Now as the vendor, you are on the other side of the fence. But stepping into that old hat again and being in the buyer’s mind can help you be at the top of the selling game.

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