• 02/05/2025

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Now is the best time to be a broker

Now is the best time to be a broker

Micah Guiao| Australian Broker| 21 June 2022 Now is the best time to be a broker (brokernews.com.au) The combination of rising interest rates, higher costs of living, and a cooling market means there has never…

Brokers writing majority of bank mortgages

Brokers writing majority of bank mortgages

Annie Kane| 16 June 2022| Mortgage Business Brokers writing majority of bank mortgages – Mortgage Business Nearly 58 per cent of loans funded by banks are originated by the third-party channel, according to APRA statistics.…

Are we in a property boom, a bust, or a normal market?

Are we in a property boom, a bust, or a normal market?

Elizabeth Redman| 30 May 2022| Domain Australia house prices: After the property boom, what is a normal real estate market? (smh.com.au) The property market has weakened since last autumn’s boom, but with plenty of competition…

The property type defying the downturn, for now

The property type defying the downturn, for now

Kate Burke| Domain| 20 June 2022 Australia house prices: The property type defying the downturn, for now (smh.com.au) Property prices for cheaper homes are holding up the best in Sydney and Melbourne’s cooling markets, while…

Swapping stamp duty for land tax would push down house prices but push up apartment prices, new modelling finds

Swapping stamp duty for land tax would push down house prices but push up apartment prices, new modelling finds

Jason Nassios & James Giesecke| The Conversation| 20 June 2022 Swapping stamp duty for land tax would push down house prices but push up apartment prices, new modelling finds (theconversation.com) In Tuesday’s budget, NSW will…

Domain Spotlight Report – New South Wales

Domain Spotlight Report – New South Wales

Domain Research| 23 June 2022 Domain Spotlight Report – New South Wales It’s no secret that the NSW property market is the priciest in Australia, and Sydney competes on a global scale as one of…

The housing game has changed – interest rate hikes hurt more than before

The housing game has changed – interest rate hikes hurt more than before

Joey Moloney and Breandan Coates| The Conversation| 7 June 2022 The housing game has changed – interest rate hikes hurt more than before (theconversation.com) The Reserve Bank has lifted the cash rate for the second…

NSW to introduce ‘shared equity’ scheme to boost home ownership

NSW to introduce ‘shared equity’ scheme to boost home ownership

Phoebe Loomes| New Daily| 19 June 2022 NSW to introduce ‘shared equity’ scheme to boost home ownership (thenewdaily.com.au) Frontline workers and singles over 50 will receive “a leg up” into the NSW property market, with…

Buyer beware: The choice between land tax and stamp duty

Buyer beware: The choice between land tax and stamp duty

Robert Harley| Australian Financial Review| 23 June 2022 https://www.afr.com/property/commercial/buyer-beware-the-choice-between-land-tax-and-stamp-duty-20220622-p5avlt Karl Fitzgerald, the advocacy director at Prosper Australia, is a strong believer in the benefits of replacing property stamp duty with a broad-based land tax. But…

Council of Financial Regulators closely watching housing market for financial stress

Council of Financial Regulators closely watching housing market for financial stress

Richard Gluyas| The Australian| 23 June 2022 https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/financial-services/council-of-financial-regulators-closely-watching-housing-market-for-financial-stress/news-story/f81e7d9ea6c66788424489b8cb80f9bf The Council of Financial Regulators is keeping a close eye on emerging risks in the housing market, amid rising pressure on household budgets from banks passing on…

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