Rental listings have fallen in seven of Australia’s capital cities compared to the start of the pandemic, according to realestate.com.au.   The portal has reported that the number of rental […]

Australians are making increasing use of credit cards and buy-now-pay-later services, which could potentially have implications when they make home loan applications.   Credit card applications in the June 2022 […]

Property prices may go up or down in the short-term, but history suggests they increase in the long-term.   That’s the key takeaway from a CoreLogic analysis of property prices […]

There are still a lot of active buyers in the property market, judging by the latest home loans data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.   Borrowers signed up for […]

Interest rates may be rising, but Reserve Bank deputy governor Michele Bullock is confident most borrowers will be able to cope.   One reason for her confidence is that “household […]

If you’re wondering whether it’s cheaper to buy or rent, a new report has answered that question.   It’s currently cheaper to buy 27% of homes in Australia, according to […]

Despite a few negative headlines about some construction companies experiencing financial difficulties, Australia is actually in the midst of a homebuilding boom.   A record 143,037 new house builds were […]

Australia recorded a national vacancy rate of just 1.0% in June, according to SQM Research, which means the rental market is strongly favouring property investors.   Over the past 12 […]

Attention property investors: the Australian Taxation Office has said it will be paying close attention to your tax returns.   The ATO has made it clear investors need to include […]

The number of property listings has fallen, after only 246,000 homes around Australia were listed for sale in May, according to the most recent monthly data from SQM Research.   […]