May 8, 2019
RBA holds its nerve and keeps rates unchanged ahead of federal election
This month’s eagerly awaited RBA meeting has ended with the official cash rate remaining unchanged for a record 34thconsecutive month.
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May 6, 2019
How to best work with your builder when renovating or extending
If you’re using builders to help renovate your property or put in extensions, it can be daunting to open quality communication with them.
May 1, 2019
House sales in Australia fall to levels worse than during the GFC
Property sales in Australia have fallen further than the level during the Global Financial Crisis, putting downward pressure on prices across the country, led mainly by Melbourne and Sydney.
April 30, 2019
National vacancy rate tipped to push 3 per cent by the end of the year
Despite dip in March, the national vacancy rate has been tipped by SQM Research to push the 3 per cent threshold by the end of the year.
April 26, 2019
RBA rate cut imminent as inflation continues to stay stagnant
We look set for an official interest rate cut before the federal election after inflation figures came in under target this week.
April 24, 2019
APRA to wield the stick in favour of dangling the carrot
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will be reaching for the stick rather than the carrot as it adopts a newer tough approach.
April 18, 2019
Developers are upping commissions to get new apartment sales going
Financial advisors and mortgage brokers are being offered big commissions – up to 30 per cent bigger than last year – to sell completed apartments during the downturn.
April 18, 2019
Residential construction boom dead and buried: BIS
New BIS Oxford Economics figures say Australia’s residential building boom is long gone and housing construction will fall 30 per cent from peak to trough over a two-year correction.
April 12, 2019
RBA deputy governor pours cold water on the idea of more rate cuts
There’s increasing speculation that the Reserve Bank may cut interest rates later this year but the central bank has moved to dispel that notion this week.
April 10, 2019
More pain ahead for Melbourne home owners
There’s more pain ahead for home owners in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth according to new forecasts from Moody’s Analytics.