April 5, 2017
The RBA has left its official cash rate at 1.5%
The RBA has now kept rates steady since August last year, amid ongoing deterioration of the unemployment rate around the country.
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March 30, 2017
New survey shows significant support for CGT concession reform
A significant portion of the country’s top economists thinks capital gains tax concessions for property investors should be scrapped.
March 28, 2017
Half of Melbourne’s off-the-plan apartment buyers selling at a loss
In sobering news for off-the-plan investors, new research has revealed more than half of new apartments bought in Melbourne and then re-sold in the last five years have been re-sold at a loss.
March 27, 2017
Another hot weekend for Melbourne’s auction clearance rates
It was another strong weekend for Melbourne’s auction clearance rates despite the current economic environment of lending crackdowns and interest rate hikes from banks.
March 24, 2017
There’s still room for property investment lending despite regulator crackdowns: Mortgage Choice CEO
Mortgage Choice CEO John Flavell has told the Australian Financial Review there’s enough funding in the market to keep housing investors going despite lending cutbacks.
March 21, 2017
Further APRA crackdowns loom as September quarter house price growth sizzles
The heat is on state governments and banking regulators to take more heat from the property market after figures show house price growth more than doubled in the last three months of 2016 in Melbourne and Sydney.
March 16, 2017
Stamp duty concession for first-home buyers could actually drive up prices
The Victorian Government has axed stamp duty for first-home buyers on homes under $600,000 to help fight the housing affordability crisis, but will it have the opposite effect and push prices higher?
March 14, 2017
The biggest trend in Australian housing
The biggest trend in Australian housing right now is for one-person households and demand is far exceeding supply.
March 10, 2017
Victorian Government announces co-ownership property plan
The Victorian Government has moved to try and help property buyers who are struggling to get enough together for a deposit.
March 9, 2017
Stamp duty abolished for first-home buyers of property under $600,000
Stamp duty will be abolished for Victorian first-home buyers who are purchasing a home worth less than $600,000 in an effort to improve housing affordability.