Anyone in lending will tell you that assessments for home loans and investment loans have tightened since Covid, however the scrutiny around living expense assessments has noticeably softened. Lenders seem more
On the 27th of July, the New South Wales government announced eligible first home buyers could access stamp duty exemptions on new home purchases worth up to $800,000. New home builds
Despite house prices remaining resilient, we know our rental markets have taken a beating due to Covid-19. Realestate.com.au reports that for the first time on record the cost of renting in
Everyone seems to have an opinion on what’s going to happen to our property markets post COVID-19. Of course, you shouldn’t listen to “everyone.” I’m very selective on who is opinions I
Lender loans.com.au has introduced a record low discounted variable rate of 1.99%, available for one year before it reverts to 2.57%. The move comes less than one month after Tasmanian customer
According to Domain's House Price Report for the June quarter prices on units fell across Australia with houses seeing similar results. They found, all major capital cities saw unit prices fall across the June
The second edition of the COVID-19 Business Confidence survey, commissioned by REB’s sister brand MyBusiness, shines a light on how the Australian real estate industry has been adapting to the
What’s ahead for our economy? Clearly Australia’s economy was massively hit by Covid-19 and the associated lock downs in March and April. But since then activity has rebounded more quickly than most
Regional Queensland has achieved something that few jurisdictions across Australia have managed: it has maintained its previous high levels of well-performing markets in defiance of Covid-19. Hotspotting’s Winter 2020 survey of
