
APRA keeps its nose out as property prices surge
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has resisted the urge to curb home lending in the face of the current house price boom.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has resisted the urge to curb home lending in the face of the current house price boom.

Sydney and Perth have been tipped to lead Australian capital city house price boom.

Will house prices keep going up once the international border is open again?

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has his eye on the current property boom around the country and isn’t ruling out intervening to take the heat out.

The rapidly escalating housing boom hasn’t stopped the RBA from keeping the official cash rate on hold for another month.

The property boom in Australia is quickly gathering momentum, with house prices rising faster in February than they have for 17 years.

The vast majority of Australia’s mortgage brokers want to see more support from the government in 2021.

The high-end property markets in Perth, Brisbane and the Gold Coast are outperforming the powerhouses of Melbourne and Sydney.

Australia is approaching another housing boom just one year on from the pandemic onset as prices are tipped to rise by 16 per cent over the next two years.

When you’re buying a house there’s the obvious selling price you have to cover, but there’s also a host of hidden costs that are added to the equation.