To Secure Your Home, Should you Offer Over the Asking Price?
Purchasing a home with the intention to move in and keeping away from credit card debts are two of the best decisions you can make financially. This isn’t because the prices of houses always increase, because they definitely don’t - this is because majority of people...
The Reserve Bank Decide to Keep Interest Rates on Hold as we Welcome Spring
In today’s news, the RBA have announced that they have decided to keep the cash rate as is – a record low of 0.75%. A total of three cuts have been actioned since June 2019, but as we begin to slowly see positive changes to our economy, the Reserve Bank have made the...
How to Navigate the Property Market and Decide Which Suburb is Right for you
Deciding where to buy a home, especially the first one, can be extremely difficult and you often need to be prepared to compromise, whether that be on location or on how much you are willing to spend. For those struggling with this decision, promising or up-and-coming...
Rate Cuts? No, Tax Cuts are Necessary
Pressure is increasing for the Australian Federal Government to re-evaluate income tax handouts for families as economists warn that the decision from the RBA to further lower the official cash rate isn’t going to encourage spending like suspected – it will only...
The Reserve Banks Decision for the July Cash Rate Unveiled
With a large amount of speculation surrounding another rate cut, the Reserve Bank has advised of the outcome following their monthly board meeting for July. On the 2nd of July, it was decided by the RBA that the official cash rate will diminish to a record-low 1.0 per...
A Win for Regional Australia Thanks to the Federal Budget
Regional Australia has had a clear win regarding the 2019 Federal Budget. Additional spending on infrastructure, a strong focus on creating jobs and encouraging more people to migrate to our regional areas will ultimately lead to a rise in prices, an increased housing...
Save for that Deposit Faster, Get into that New Home Quicker!
The capital cities of Australia are quickly becoming some of the least affordable places in the world to buy property as the market continues to prove difficult. Unfortunately, not everyone is in the position to get financial assistance from family or are lucky enough...
Brisbane – A Special Case in the Falling Australian Market
According to Simon Pressley and a leading property analyst, Brisbane is the special exception in the current fall in Australian house prices – largely evident in states such as New South Wales and Victoria. In a recently released report, it was noted that the housing...
Where are Interest Rates Heading in 2019?
Since August, 2016, The Reserve Bank of Australia has managed to keep the official cash rate at a ground-breaking low 1.5 per cent, but the ongoing diminish in the overall national housing market has allowed many analysts to believe that a rate cut is on the horizon....
Time to Buy into the Brisbane Apartment Market?
According to a leading property analyst, there is no time like the present to be buying a Brisbane apartment. A new report has revealed that of all the new apartment projects planned for the river city, nearly two thirds have been delayed or cancelled entirely as it...
