Property prices are still rising, but growth continues to slow
Australian house prices rose 1.3 per cent in November and are now 22.2 per cent higher than a year ago, according to CoreLogic’s latest national home value index. While price…
Australia’s housing market passes $9tn in value
The property boom has crossed another major threshold. Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have revealed that Australia’s residential housing market is now valued at more than…
Australia’s housing market passes $9tn in value
The property boom has crossed another major threshold. Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have revealed that Australia’s residential housing market is now valued at more than…
APRA boosts lending buffer to cool home loan risks
APRA hopes changing the rules around how banks assess the serviceability of home loans will cool rising household debt levels. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has bumped up the…
A helping hand onto the property ladder
Buying your first home is always a big step, but with property prices rising faster than pay packets taking that first step seems more challenging than ever. National house prices…
Are you planning to downsize your home – and nearly 60?
If so, you may wish to hold off until April 2022 – so you can benefit from the changes to the downsizer superannuation contribition rules which take effect on July…
NAB predicts sharp slowing of property prices in 2022
NAB has upgraded its property price growth forecasts for 2021 and 2022 in its latest quarterly property report. The bank now expects growth of 22.7 per cent nationally in 2021…
Australian property prices to ease under new APRA rules
The explosion in property prices, which has headlined the Australian landscape for the past 12 to 18 months, could be about to halt, with the nation’s chief regulator applying the…
5 PEOPLE YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU’RE BUYING A PROPERTY
Getting your hands on a piece of the property market is a huge learning experience and one of the most exciting (and daunting) milestones you can achieve in your adult…
