Big new push to maintain a Big Australia
WORRIED about our population growth? Suck it up, Australia. Our nation needs open borders and a growing population whether we like it or not. This is the message from an
What’s ahead for Brisbane’s property market?
Is it the right time to follow the sun and move into the Brisbane property market? Well…according to Domain’s Property Price Forecasts February 2020, Brisbane is predicted to see some
Biggest mistakes property investors make: Timing the market
There’s more property research available than ever before today. In fact, only a decade or two ago, most property investors had to dive in with very little statistical analysis to help
Bushfire crisis highlights ‘urgent need’ for national action on air pollution
Australia’s ‘black summer’ has seen bushfire smoke circle the globe, and major population centres engulfed by toxic haze for weeks at a time. Millions of Australians watched in dismay as
Coronavirus sees RBA drop rates to record low
The Reserve Bank has cut the official interest rate to an unprecedented low 0.5 per cent, a move that’s expected to see housing demand sizzle. RBA Governor Philip Lowe made
Prestige housing markets are the most sensitive to interest rate changes: RBA
New research has shown house prices in high-income suburbs are the most sensitive to changes in interest rates – supporting earlier claims the top end of town is leading the
Delinquencies will moderately rise in 2020 but remain low: Moody’s Investors Service
In this economic environment, mortgage delinquencies will moderately increase, especially given that high household debt — which amounts to almost 190% of annual gross disposable income — will leave households
Development Activity Tops $1billion for Central Gold Coast City
Robina is Abuzz with Development and Infrastructure Activity – and it’s not Slowing Robina has been a hive of activity over recent years, with the completion of a number of projects
The average new mortgage size has increased to nearly $500,000: Pete Wargent
In July I noted via a stylised example how the lifting of the minimum 7 per cent mortgage assessment rate - when combined with the monetary easing then priced in