Property Better Than Shares, Gold and Cash
Property is a better investment option than shares, gold, super or cash in the current environment, according to a survey by comparison website Finder. Finder’s latest RBA Cash Rate Survey [...]
Mortgage Rates Fall Below 2%
Banks are offering special deals, including honeymoon interest rates below 2%, to win new business from home buyers, says Sally Tindall, director of research at RateCity. One lender is offering [...]
House Prices Defy Gloomy Predictions
CoreLogic’s latest Home Value Index shows that national median dwelling values declined by just 0.8% over the past three months. Hobart (1.0%), Adelaide (0.7%), Darwin (0.4%) and Canberra (0.7%) recorded [...]
More Assistance For FHBs
First-home buyers, who comprise one of the most active cohorts in residential real estate on the back of government incentives, are poised for more federal assistance. The Federal Government is [...]
Australia’s Luxury Home Market World Leader
The luxury home market in Australia is the best-performing in the world through the pandemic crisis, according to a new report. The Prime Global Cities Index for the June Quarter [...]
Foreign Buyer Interest Still Strong
New findings have suggested that Australia remains a hotspot for foreign investors, with buyer activity continuing to increase. According to NAB’s Residential Property Survey, the June Quarter saw higher activity [...]
Home Loan Wars Heat Up
Homebuyers can now get loans at interest rates below 2%, as competition for mortgage business intensifies. A smaller lender is offering a variable-rate home loan of 1.99% (as an introductory [...]
Regional House Prices Surge Upwards
Property prices in regional Australia are surging upwards while the median dwelling value for the combined capital cities fell in the last three months, according to the Domain House Report [...]
Rents Rise As National Shortage Bites
Rents are rising across the nation as undersupply bites, according to research by industry expert Propertyology. Propertyology’s head of research Simon Pressley says that 39 of Australia’s 52 largest towns [...]
HomeBuilder Grant Drives Land Sales
The Federal Government’s new homebuyer grant has seen interest in vacant land sales increase by 60% in June, according to gures from realestate.com.au. The increase follows the announcement of the [...]
