February 21, 2017
Lenders tighten the screws on off-the-plan apartment valuations
Borrowing for off-the-plan apartments is getting tougher as lenders crackdown on property valuations for loan approvals.
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February 20, 2017
Capital gains tax review has support from two major banks
Two of the country’s big four banks say changes to capital gains tax should at least be considered to help reduce property demand and assist with affordability.
February 17, 2017
Commonwealth Bank announces out-of-cycle rate hike for investors
In a further sign of lender crackdown, the Commonwealth Bank has made an out-of-cycle interest rate hike to investor loans.
February 15, 2017
Bankwest to ignore negative gearing criteria for loans to investors
In efforts to tighten lending, Bankwest has decided it will ignore negative gearing tax benefits for property investors when it calculates loan eligibility serviceability.
February 14, 2017
Big jump in Australian suburbs with a $1m median house price over the last five years
CoreLogic have released a fun stat this week – particularly fun if you’re a homeowner, not so much if you’re trying to become one.
February 9, 2017
The importance of school catchment zones in property price growth
Proximity to good quality schools and educational facilities is an ever-increasing factor in the value of homes and their potential for capital gain.
February 8, 2017
Reserve Bank leaves cash rate at 1.5%
It is the sixth straight month that interest rates have stayed at this level.
February 3, 2017
Property hotspots for 2017
Real estate experts are tipping suburbs in Melbourne’s west and Melbourne’s north as the ones to look out for this year.
February 1, 2017
Australian capital city house prices up 0.7 per cent for the first month of 2017
Capital city house prices for the quarter have risen 2.3 per cent and 10.7 per cent for the last 12 months, according to the latest figures from CoreLogic.
January 30, 2017
New laws set to allow developers to find new foreign buyers from failed off-the-plan sales
New rules are being assessed by our Federal Government that look to give protection to property developers from foreign buyers that pull out of deals.