The big four banks have forecast that the Reserve Bank will begin lifting official interest rates from June. If and when that happens, lenders will almost certainly increase their home […]

Most mortgage holders will be able to cope if and when interest rates start rising.   That’s one of the findings from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) latest half-yearly […]

National residential construction costs increased 9.0% over the 12 months to March 2022, according to CoreLogic’s Cordell Construction Cost Index.   That was the highest annual growth rate on record […]

The federal government has expanded its support to first home buyers and single parents, and has also released a new program for regional buyers.   The First Home Loan Deposit […]

Mortgage brokers were responsible for 66.5% of all new home loans in the December quarter, according to the latest data from research group Comparator.   That is not only a […]

When it comes to classifying debt as either ‘good’ or ‘bad’, borrowing to fund your education or buy a property are generally regarded as good debt, because both tend to […]

Buying a typical house will now cost you almost 30% more than buying the typical unit.   CoreLogic has reported that, at the end of February, Australia’s median house price […]

The official data confirms what you might’ve heard anecdotally – property investors are very active right now.   Property investors took out $33.7 billion of home loans in January, according […]

Australia’s property market enjoyed extraordinary growth during 2021, but a city-by-city breakdown shows that different markets are at different stages of their cycle. Looking at a basket of all Australian […]

There’s a house building boom going on right now, partly because of the now-concluded HomeBuilder incentive and partly because interest rates are so low.   Building work started on a […]