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One of Australia's leading property economists has given 10 insights about what to expect from the property market this year....
Motorists bought 1,216,780 new vehicles last year. We look at what the top ten car brands were and how long their wait times are....
Before 2023 fades from the rearview mirror, we wanted to take a second to turn back and look ahead at what 2024 might bring. ...

Buying Your First Home

Getting pre-approval for your home loan can give you an understanding of your borrowing power and confidence to start bidding....
2023 hasn’t been an easy year for homeowners or ambitious first-home buyers, however there are a number of reasons why 2024 could be a good year to purchase property....
The federal government's Home Guarantee Scheme (HGS) is helping an increasing number of Australians break into the market, research from Housing Australia has found....
Before 2023 fades from the rearview mirror, we wanted to take a second to turn back and look ahead at what 2024 might bring. ...
Many homeowners are feeling the squeeze from higher repayments. We explore five important factors to consider before refinancing....

In its meeting today, the RBA board decided to hold the cash rate at 4.1%, giving reprieve to homeowners. As interest rates have increased in line with the cash rate hikes over the last year, it has become harder for some mortgage holders to refinance their home loan. However, to overcome this, some lenders are...

Investing in Property

If you invest in property, it could be positively or negatively geared. And it has nothing to do with mechanics or engineering. It refers to whether the income you receive for the property is higher or lower than the overall amount you pay to own it. These can have implications for the investor, not only...

With vacancy rates low and rents growing strongly, the market is crying out for more property investors, to increase rental supply and put downward pressure on demand. But are investors getting out of, rather than into, the market? There are mixed signals, according to Ray White Chief Economist Nerida Conisbee. On the one hand, Ms...

For property investors, 2022 was one for the history books. To begin with, capital city rents increased by 14.6% for houses and 17.6% for units, according to Domain – both of which were records. Furthermore, the year ended with an unprecedented seventh consecutive quarter of house rent rises and sixth of unit rent hikes. “”Just […]

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