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…
Welcome to 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 and purchasing…
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,…
FHBA Property Market Update 4/December/2017 Every year John McGrath, founder of McGrath Estate Agents, releases the McGrath Report which includes analysis on the property market and John McGrath’s predictions for the period ahead. Today we take a look at McGrath’s…
FHBA Property Market Update 27/11/17 At the 2016 Australian federal election, the Australian Labor Party promised that if they won power they would abolish negative gearing on established properties. While they marginally lost, the Labor Party still has this policy in…
FHBA Property Market Update 20/11/17 In the last week alone there has been several headlines around small & ‘tiny’ housing. As Australia’s housing affordability woes continue many experts say we need to think smaller, but at FHBA we ponder, how small…
FHBA Property Market Update – Top story Once, the idea that buyers could go to one place (an online property portal) to see every property on the market was revolutionary. But that was more than 15 years ago. Is it…
FHBA Property Market Update – Top story Over the last several years property prices in Sydney and Melbourne have surged, while most other capital cities have had more modest growth (except Perth and Darwin, 0which have seen property prices decline).…
FHBA Property Market Update – Top story On Sunday night it was the 2017 grand final of the channel 9 TV series, The Block. The Block grand final is always known for their entertaining and rather dramatic auctions. For the…