PropTrack property market outlook: November 2021
The housing market has been given a much-needed listings boost in October as lockdowns ended. Potential buyers have finally seen the uplift in new listings that they have been crying-out for
Why cashed-up Baby Boomers are selling the family home to live in new developments
Imagine a home that comes with a pool, sauna, gym, firepit, billiards room, yoga studio, library and temperature-controlled wine cellar. Sounds pretty exclusive, right? But wait, there’s more. A hairdresser on
APRA’s mortgage crackdown catches out hopeful home buyers
When Bronte Oldfield and Phil Grooby heard that it will soon become harder for some borrowers to get a mortgage, they did some quick calculations. They've been searching hard for their first property
Australia’s property prices will continue to rise with no bubble to burst, expert says
Frustrated house hunters holding out for a property bubble to burst could be waiting a long time, according to an industry insider who warns there is no price balloon to
10 suburbs where house prices are surging over $50,000 a MONTH
Australia’s property market has boomed over the past 12 months and the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have done little to curb the skyrocketing trajectory of property prices. Since the Reserve Bank slashed
Iris Capital bets $800m on Gold Coast, ditches Victoria
Prolific Sydney developer, hotel and pub owner Sam Arnaout has tipped the red-hot Gold Coast apartment market to remain strong for the next decade after revealing plans for an $800
Developer Lodges Plans in ‘Undervalued’ Mermaid Beach
Melbourne developer Hirsch and Faigen is moving ahead with plans for its third development on the Gold Coast as they look to take advantage of rising demand for new apartments
Banks slash variable interest rates even as Reserve Bank stays firmly on hold
Lenders have slashed variable mortgage rates to attract new customers in the booming pandemic property market, even as the Reserve Bank keeps official interest rates firmly on hold. At its meeting
Sydney, Melbourne house prices set for massive growth despite COVID lockdowns, experts say
Australians struggling to break into the housing market are set to “struggle even more”, with new research suggesting COVID-19 lockdowns may be fuelling prices. The locked down cities of Sydney and