The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left the cash rate on hold ahead of the 2018-19 Federal Budget which will be handed down next week in Canberra. Disclaimer: Comments made in this article are either general in nature or…
Last month we launched our new monthly ‘FHBA Property Market Update’, designed to keep first home buyers right across Australia informed with what is going on in the property market (including matters that could impact your deposit saving, property planning…
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has again remained cautious, leaving the cash rate on hold at 1.50% during their April 2018 rate review meeting. Rates have now been on hold since October 2016. How long will they continue to…
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has again remained cautious, leaving the cash rate on hold at 1.50% during their March 2018 rate review meeting. However, two of Australia’s ‘big four’ banks have revised their interest rates outlook for the…
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has commenced 2018 by leaving the official cash rate on hold at 1.50% during their first rate review meeting for 2018. The cash rate has now been on hold since August 2016. We explore…
FHBA Property Market Update 11/December/2017 With 2017 coming to a close we take a look at where first home buyers have been buying. This and much much more in your weekly FHBA Property Market Update. Around this time last year,…
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) ended their last cash rate review board meeting of the year the same way as all other board meetings in 2017 – by leaving the official cash rate on hold at 1.50%. We explore…
Yesterday, while the nation was preparing to watch the race that stops the nation, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board opted once again to leave the cash rate on hold (at a record low of just 1.50%). Today we explore RBA’s…
Earlier this afternoon the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board opted to leave the cash rate on hold (yet again), at a record low of just 1.50%. Below, we explore RBA’s reasoning for the decision by dissecting RBA Governor Philip Lowe’s official…
FHBA Weekend Preview: 23 – 24 September 2017 In today’s edition of FHBA Weekend Preview we take a look at why interest rates could soon be heading north; take a closer look at the Logan region of Queensland; review the top…