Despite a tough economic climate, 60 per cent of home buyers say now is a good time to purchase, according to Helia. Mortgage brokers have a key role in helping prospective purchasers through the daunting home buying process, according to lenders mortgage insurance (LMI) provider Helia. According to Helia’s latest Home Buyer Sentiment Report released yesterday (2 […]
A report by the customer-owned bank has found that the majority of people agree that home ownership is important to their happiness. According to the research report No Place Like Home commissioned by Great Southern Bank, home owners were significantly happier with their current housing situation when compared to renters. The report found that 70 per cent […]
In a year when price declines became normality, these five Smart Property Investment FAST 50 suburbs bucked the national trend to report incredible price growth relative to economic conditions. The report, which launched in May, combines the collective expertise of a 14-strong investment expert panel and recent housing performance drawn from open-source data to form a report and […]
While Smart Property Investment’s FAST 50 report is all about finding bang for your buck, these $4 million markets proved too good to be omitted. The report, which launched in May, combined the collective expertise of a 14-strong investment expert panel and recent housing performance drawn from open-source data to form a report and ranking with aims to […]
In what could be a sign of typical winter conditions cementing themselves within the market, CoreLogic is reporting the nation will freeze through its coolest auction week in a while. According to the research firm, the week ending 25 June will see a 4.9 per cent reduction in auction activity Australia-wide, with 1,850 scheduled to […]
For the second time since last May, Australia’s central bank has held the cash rate, much to the relief of many Australian borrowers. At its July board meeting on Tuesday (4 July), the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) opted to keep the cash rate at 4.10 per cent. In his statement announcing the RBA board’s decision, RBA […]
Bucking the recent and widespread tightening of the property market, new research has unveiled a number of NSW, Queensland, Northern Territory, and Victorian suburbs that have achieved astronomical growth over the last year. PropTrack has highlighted that 10 suburbs across the eastern parts of the country have managed to double in value in just over […]
A new report showed the weight of higher interest rates may potentially fall disproportionately on regions already saddled with significant debt. Eliza Owen, head of residential research Australia at CoreLogic, said the Reserve Bank’s increase of 400 basis points since May 2022 would result in approximately 350 basis points being passed on to variable-rate customers by the […]
Long a quiet performer, buyers are now becoming aware of the big gains to be made in Collingwood Park. Developed in the 1980s, the suburb located 11 kilometres west of central Ipswich has flown under the radar in decades past, but it is now getting the recognition it deserves as a family-friendly locale with infrastructure […]
The harbourside city has outranked the likes of New York, Toronto and Monaco in a global list measuring luxury residential rental growth. Sydney’s trophy market ranks third among the top 10 global cities with the strongest growth in prime real estate rental prices, with a significant 6.7 per cent increase over the past 12 months […]