Home Loan News

Discover the Brisbane suburbs where prices now top $1m

A record 15 Brisbane suburbs now have a median house price of at least $1 million – including the first suburb to top the $2 million mark.

Are apartments making markets unpredictable?

Australia’s increasing demand for new apartment housing could be having an impact on house prices and interest rates, according to a new report from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).

Rents plummeting in Perth, jumping in Hobart

Renting a property has become cheaper over the past year for residents of Perth, Darwin and Brisbane.

US rate rise signals confidence in economy

First Home Owners' Grant boosted in Queensland

$1.8 billion dollars from the 2017-18 Queensland budget will be injected into the Queensland Housing Strategy over the next ten years.

Global house price growth accelerating

Rising house prices across many parts of Australia are in line with a wider global trend that is gaining momentum, according to a recent report.

Property becoming more affordable, yes, really

Housing affordability has improved in all states and territories, according to the surprising findings of a new report.

Mortgage data shows big fall in investor and refinancing activity

New statistics released today have revealed that the crackdown against investment lending has had an impact.

Not all investors learned from the GFC

While the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) taught many home owners to be more conservative with their wealth, Australia’s property investors are understood to be borrowing even more against their property's equity, which could have an impact on the wider economy if the market shifts.

GDP posts slowest annual growth since 2011

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the March 2017 quarter Expenditure and Product figures, showing that the Australian economy had grown by a 0.3 per cent for that quarter.

Real estate listings jump in Sydney, fall in Melbourne

New property data suggests the Sydney market might be cooling but that the Melbourne market shows no sign of slowing.

RBA hold cash rate at 1.50 per cent

Unchanged since August 2016, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have held the cash rate at 1.50 per cent in their June 2017 Board meeting.