• 02/05/2025

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What a 3.2% cash rate will mean for property prices and household savings

What a 3.2% cash rate will mean for property prices and household savings

Pete Wargent| Livewrie| 28 June 2022 What a 3.2% cash rate will mean for property prices and household savings – Pete Wargent | Livewire (livewiremarkets.com) At the time of writing, market pricing is looking for…

Home prices have fallen further in July – except in these two cities, where they continue to rise

Home prices have fallen further in July – except in these two cities, where they continue to rise

Shannon Molloy| Real Estate| 1 August 2022 Home prices have just fallen further – except in these two capital cities (realestate.com.au) Property price falls extended further across Australia in the past month, but there are…

What happened during previous property market downturns?

What happened during previous property market downturns?

Eleanor Creagh| Real Estate| 28 July 2022 What happened during previous property market downturns? – realestate.com.au Interest rates are moving higher – and quickly – and fears of a steep and lasting decline in home…

Apartment prices outperform house prices for first time in three years: Domain

Apartment prices outperform house prices for first time in three years: Domain

Derek Rose| Te New Daily| 28 July 2022 Apartments outperform house prices for first time in three years: Domain (thenewdaily.com.au) The price of apartments outperformed houses last quarter for the first time in three years,…

Three reasons inflation could be lower by next year

Three reasons inflation could be lower by next year

Scott Haslem| Australian Financial Review| 1 August 2022 https://www.afr.com/wealth/personal-finance/three-reasons-inflation-could-be-lower-by-next-year-20220728-p5b5bq Fears of a global recession and a housing market crash have dominated headlines after Australia’s 6.1 per cent inflation figure last week, our fastest pace in…

Inflation can turn negative in 2023

Inflation can turn negative in 2023

John Kehoe| Austalian Financial Review| 29 July 2022 https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/inflation-can-turn-negative-in-2023-20220729-p5b5nh Inflation could turn negative by late next year as petrol prices decline and supply chain pressures ease, allowing the Reserve Bank of Australia to avoid being…

Refinancing surges by 29% across east coast during FY22

Refinancing surges by 29% across east coast during FY22

Sam Nicholls| Mortgage Business| 2 August 2022 Refinancing surges by 29% across east coast during FY22 – Mortgage Business The number of borrowers refinancing across Australia’s three eastern states hit record figures over the 2022…

Funding cost pressures should ease by 2023: Pepper

Funding cost pressures should ease by 2023: Pepper

Annie Kane| Mortgage Business| 2 August 2022 Funding cost pressures should ease by 2023: Pepper – Mortgage Business Rising cost of funds are impacting both banks and non-banks at the moment, but should ease from…

Mortgage lending continues steady growth

Mortgage lending continues steady growth

Kate Aubrey| Mortgage Business| 1 August 2022 Mortgage lending continues steady growth – Mortgage Business Home loan lending remains “stable” over June, with all four major banks reporting an increase to their loan book, according…

Who wins in a cooling property market?

Who wins in a cooling property market?

The property market is cooling – primarily due to rising mortgage rates.  However, many businesses can thrive in this environment. When rates are going up, just turning up at your local bank for a mortgage…

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