James Kirby| The Australian| 29 July 2022 https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wealth/house-price-crash-what-if-the-experts-have-it-wrong/news-story/48139e945170d7e5405d646c949d7c67 How much have house prices around the nation fallen by this year? The chances are you’ll guess a number which is dramatically worse than reality. The combined capital city drop is minus 0.5 per cent. Yes, you read that right, the reversal so far is teeny. So […]
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Damien Klassen| LIvewire| 12 July 2022 Australian property prices: Interest rates are just one part of the story – Damien Klassen | Livewire (livewiremarkets.com) Australian property market prices are falling, and rents are rising rapidly. Interest rates are rising even faster. In terms of mortgage payments, a 30%+ increase in one year is higher than […]
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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 the cash rate to reach 3.20% by the end of 2022, which would be an even faster-tightening cycle than that […]
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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 two capital cities defying the cooling market trend, new data reveals. The latest PropTrack Home Price Index for July was released today […]
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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 prices are mounting. Some forecasters have warned the impending correction will see a 30% fall in property prices from their […]
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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, a new report shows. Domain’s June Quarterly House Price Report indicates the average price of a unit in Australia’s capital […]
[...]Rod Myer| The New Daily| 27 July 2018 https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-news/2018/07/27/smaller-banks-mortgages/ If you’re in the market for a home mortgage you’re likely to get a better deal from the small banks, according to research from Moodys Investors Services. Moodys has found that small and medium-sized banks have better deals on offer than the big four which hold […]
[...]Rebecca Pike| Australian Broker| 20 August 2018 https://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/introducing-ccr-lending-behaviour-253836.aspx The head of a credit reporting facility has said brokers will need to be aware of lenders’ new risk appetite, including risk-based pricing, after comprehensive credit reporting (CCR) is introduced. The way lenders report borrowers’ credit information is changing and the major banks now have until the […]
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If national prices continue on their current trajectory, 2020 will see the fastest market recovery in Australian history, according to property research group CoreLogic. The property downturn saw an 8.4% correction in values. In just seven months, this fall has largely been made up, with prices on track to fully recover in the next three […]
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Exclusive Australian Bureau of Statistics data has revealed the staggering difference in wealth of older Australians in owner-occupied households compared to those that rent. Key points: – Those who own property as they approach retirement are much better off than those of the same age who rent, ABS data shows – Rates of home ownership […]
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It’s a rising market and that should spell profit for mortgage brokers, real estate agents, financial planners and accountants Yet, recent legislation passed in Canberra means that the way Australians source loans in 2020 will be different to before. Under the recent changes, mortgage brokers will be legally required to work in the Best Interest […]
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Housing finance increased steadily by another 1.3 per cent in September – taking growth since May to 15 per cent. Already, market commentators are predicting that Sydney and Melbourne will hit record highs in April 2020. But where will the finance come from? This month the increase was driven by homebuyers, while investor lending dropped […]
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Jack Derwin| Australian Financial Review| 8 November 2019 https://www.afr.com/property/residential/aussie-property-prices-set-to-break-record-highs-by-start-of-next-year-20191108-p538l9 Property prices are soaring in Australia like it’s 2015. That may be welcome news for investors, but it’s bound to startle wannabe first home buyers. Not least of which because at this rate, prices look set to hit new heights in the first half of next […]
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Pete Wargent BlogSpot| 11 September 2019 https://petewargent.blogspot.com/2019/09/net-arrivals-close-to-300k-per-annum.html For the first time in a while there was a decrease in the rolling annual number of permanent and long-term arrivals into Australia, at 844,680 (up from 818,480 a year earlier, and close to the record highs). Departures have declined over the past couple of months, so the […]
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