June 9, 2017
Melbourne’s best performing suburbs since the 2012 property boom
Melbourne’s house prices have been booming since 2012, so what are the top ten performing suburbs over that time?
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June 7, 2017
The RBA has kept rates on hold but the cooling property market could see future cuts
The Reserve Bank has left the official cash rate at 1.5 per cent for another month as the property markets in Melbourne and Sydney both look to be peaking.
June 2, 2017
What does a housing bubble look like?
In days gone by it was really only a fringe minority of economists that were prepared to label Melbourne and Sydney’s property markets as housing bubbles, but there’s now a growing number of mainstream economists joining the chorus.
May 30, 2017
Interest-only loans are losing some of their shine
Interest-only loans are losing some of their appeal as principal-and-interest loans gain favour in the current lending environment of regulator crackdowns.
May 26, 2017
The demand for longer-term fixed rate loans among borrowers is on the up
A new survey has shown that a lot of Australians would like to be offered longer-term fixed rate home loans.
May 25, 2017
Job automation is projected to change work patterns and reduce office space demand
Corporate tenants will reduce their long term leases by 30 per cent over the next 20 years as automation replaces the need for humans to work in those spaces.
May 19, 2017
First-home buyer super plan to fight housing affordability crisis
As part of the Federal Government’s Budget housing affordability measures, first-home buyers can now use up to $30,000 of voluntary superannuation contributions to put towards a deposit on their first home.
May 18, 2017
Australia’s housing investment construction boom is drawing to a close
The housing construction boom, which has propped up the national economy since the end of the mining boom, is fast approaching its end.
May 12, 2017
Negatively geared landlords lose travel perks in Budget
The Federal Government is cracking down on negatively geared landlords who claim travel expenses when they inspect their properties.
May 11, 2017
Home buyers to pay GST on new dwellings to combat ‘phoenixing’
A change to GST in the Budget will mean homebuyers will soon have to send the Australian Taxation Office a cheque for GST on new dwellings.