You may have heard the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has made some recommendations about changing how mortgage brokers get paid. There's been a lot of noise in the media, so we thought it might be a good idea to update you about what's going on and how [...]
Autumn has arrived and as the weather cools, property markets around the country are starting to heat up. Auction numbers and clearance rates are a bit low for this time of year, but private home sales are going along quite strongly. Nevertheless, home values are continuing to fall in many areas, and if you're in [...]
At its March meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to keep the official cash rate at 1.5% despite concerns about the potential impact of a declining housing market on economic growth. Many analysts are now predicting the RBA could cut rates by up to 50 basis points (half a percent) by mid-2020 if [...]
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has met for the first time this year and decided to keep the official cash rate on hold. Flat economic data for the last quarter of 2018 will most likely motivate the RBA to leave them unchanged for some time. Meanwhile, several banks have announced out-of-cycle rate changes – [...]
Happy New Year! We hope you enjoyed some quality time with family and friends over the Christmas and New Year break. Welcome to our first newsletter for 2019. As many people are still on their summer holidays, there's not much happening in our property markets this month. Few auctions have been listed around the country [...]
November is an exciting month as the Spring Racing Carnival kicks into high-gear and we begin the countdown to Christmas. It's an exciting time for property buyers too, as auction clearance rates continue to slide, and sellers struggle to get their price in the spring property market. Interest Rate News At its November Melbourne Cup [...]
As expected, the RBA kept the official cash rate on hold again at its November Melbourne Cup Day meeting. Forecasters are predicting no rate rises until late 2020 and don't rule out the next move being a rate cut, considering declining home prices. However, despite auction clearance rates falling below 50% in most markets during [...]
The last weekend in September was a little quiet in our property markets, as buyers took time off to watch the AFL and NFL Grand Finals. We hope your team won and you're now back on the open inspection circuit – there are plenty of bargains up for grabs in our spring property market and [...]
