November 2024 Residential Business Updates
All eyes will be on the Reserve Bank of Australia on December 10, as it makes its final cash rate decision of the year. In the meantime, here’s what else is making news: Read more below. Are you considering renovating? If so, you’re not the only one, because renovations are incredibly popular, with homeowners investing […]
September 2024 Residential Updates
In this month’s newsletter, you’ll find some interesting insights about the rise in borrowing activity, the federal government’s housing assistance program and the spring surge in listings: Read more below. Property investors committed to $11.71 billion of home loans in July 2024, which was the second-highest month on record, according to the Australian Bureau of […]
August 2024 Residential Newsletter
With the spring selling season just around the corner, here’s what’s making news in the mortgage and property markets: Read more below. Property investors have enjoyed a golden run over the past five years, during which the national median rent increased 39.7%. However, in July, rents increased just 0.1%, which was the slowest growth since […]
July 2024 General Residential Newsletter
In this month’s newsletter, I’ve got four timely stories about loan sizes, investor activity, housing incentives and property sales. Here are the headlines: Read more below. With property prices at record levels, the size of the average mortgage has also hit new highs, making it more important than ever that you shop around for the […]
June 2024 General Residential Newsletter
With the government announcing major home loan reforms and property prices growing strongly in many parts of the country, there’s a lot happening right now: Read more below. The federal government has unveiled a series of reforms to the banking sector, which aim to help consumers access lower home loan rates and higher savings accounts […]
May 2024 Residential Newsletter
The Budget and inflation have been dominating the headlines recently. Here are four other stories that are important to know: Read more below. Back in March 2020, at the start of the pandemic, 13.38% of new borrowers were choosing fixed-rate loans and 86.62% were choosing variable. But in March 2024, a staggering low of only […]