The Economist – 31 January, 2015 http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21641206-banks-have-been-boosting-mortgage-lending-decades-expense-corporate Banks have been boosting mortgage lending for decades, at the expense of corporate loans BANKS may be frail and dangerous things, but most economists see them as essential…
Bloomberg.com – 22 january, 2015 By Iain McDonald http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-21/why-the-case-is-building-for-stevens-to-relent-on-rba-rate-cut.html Australia’s central bank has kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low for 17 months — thelongest period on hold in almost two decades —…
Property Observer.com.au – 19 January 2015 By Terry Ryder http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/forward-planning/advice-and-hot-topics/39452-corelogic-and-domain-city-rental-data-shows-no-housing-shortage-terry-ryder.html Residential rents around Australia stubbornly refuse to budge. Two sets of figures record the absence of meaningful rental growth in our capital cities in the…
The Sydney Morning Herald – 15 January, 2015 By Lisa Visentin http://www.smh.com.au/business/housing-market-predicted-to-slow-further-in-2015-20150115-12qrl9.html Australia is at the forefront of slowing growth in the housing sector across the Asia Pacific region, with the growth in house prices…
The Bull.com.au – 15 January, 2015 By AAP http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/51406-anz-tips-interest-rate-cuts-for-2015.html ANZ is tipping the Reserve Bank will cut its cash rate twice in the first six months of 2015, even after a surprise drop in the…
“In economics and finance, arbitrage is the practice of taking advantage of a price difference between two or more markets” – Wikipedia 2014 has been a strong year for the property market and we have entered 2015 with…
RealEstate.com.au – 8 Dec 2014. http://www.realestate.com.au/blog/decluttering-tips-help-sell/?pid=house:ed:blog:wdadv By Vanessa Paech If you’re intending to sell your home this year you’ll want to invest some time into decluttering – mess and chaos is one the top turn…
Finder.com.au – 6 December, 2014. Michelle Hutchison http://www.finder.com.au/press-release-experts-change-their-forecast-to-predict-a-cash-rate-drop-next-year December 6, 2014, Sydney – Australia’s biggest Reserve Bank Survey by finder.com.au shows eight experts are now forecasting a possible cash rate drop next year – five…
The Economist.com – 29 November, 2014 http://www.economist.com/news/business/21635019-internet-hasnt-wiped-out-estate-agents-some-online-firms-are-still-trying-home The internet hasn’t wiped out estate agents. But some online firms are still trying STEP into an estate agency in small-town America and it is as if the…
Property Observer – 27 November, 2014 By Arek Drozda http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/forward-planning/investment-strategy/market-trends/38379-market-set-to-tip-in-favour-of-buyers-november-state-of-the-market-analysis.html? GUEST OBSERVATION Market outlook: unchanged – neutral with negative bias Attractiveness of renting as a preferred accommodation option continues (as at December 2014). Purchase affordability…
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