September 2025 – General Residential Newsletter
The Reserve Bank’s September 30 cash rate call will make headlines, but there are other stories that could just as easily shape your borrowing power and property plans this spring: Get the details below. Fewer Australians are falling behind on their mortgages. In fact, the share of home loans running 30-89 days late dropped from […]
August 2025 – General Residential Newsletter
The recent Reserve Bank of Australia rate cut has dominated headlines recently and is causing ripple effects in the market, as I explain in this month’s stories: Read on for the latest news. The decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to reduce the cash rate earlier this month doesn’t just mean lower repayments for […]
July 2025 – General Residential Newsletter
I’ve collected some of the big finance and property news that’s broken recently, covering interest rates, home loans and property prices. Here’s what’s stood out: Read on for the latest news. “This February’s rate cut was a clear turning point for housing value trends,” said Cotality research director Tim Lawless – and the numbers back […]
June 2025 – General Residential Newsletter
There’s plenty of major news to know about as we head into the new financial year. Here are some of the big stories right now: Read more below. The annual inflation rate in April was 2.4%, based on the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That marked the ninth consecutive month headline inflation […]
May 2025 – General Residential Newsletter
The Reserve Bank’s recent decision to cut rates by 0.25 percentage points was big news. This newsletter looks into how lenders have responded and shares some other significant stories. Read more below. More than 65 lenders, including the big four banks, have cut their interest rates following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to reduce […]
March 2025 – General Residential Newsletter
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s next cash rate decision on April 1 will be big news, given the possibility of a rate cut. In the meantime, here’s what else is making headlines: Read more below. The gap between the average variable interest rate and lowest variable rate on Finder, a comparison website, was 1.57 percentage […]
February 2025 – General Residential Newsletter
While all eyes on the Reserve Bank’s cash rate decision on February 18, there were also some other important stories in the news recently: Read more below. Owner-occupiers are stepping up in the property market as investors are stepping down, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, while average loan sizes now […]
January 2025 – General Residential Newsletter
Talk has already started about possible rate cuts in 2025, but there’s no guarantee this will occur, as the Reserve Bank of Australia is being cautious. In other news: Read more below. There was conflicting news for property investors and tenants in the latest rental numbers, pointing to a mixed outlook for the rental market. […]
December 2024 Residential Updates
Even though 2024 is coming to an end, there’s still a lot of activity in the finance and property markets. Here are four interesting stories that caught my eye: Read more below. Good news for anyone planning to buy in early 2025, with the latest data suggesting conditions have turned in favour of buyers. […]