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…
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…
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…
FHBA Property Market Update – Top story Earlier this year the NSW & Victorian governments introduced changes to stamp duty for eligible first home buyers, including: An exemption from stamp duty for NSW properties under $650,000 A discount (concession) on…
Australia’s number 1 property website, realestate.com.au (a website many people use to search for property listings on the market), has just entered the Australian home loan arena through a partnership with NAB. Owners of realestate.com.au, the REA Group, chose to…
FHBA Property Market Update – Top story Over the last several months or so market conditions have been changing in quiet a few property markets according to property data houses such as CoreLogic Australia. Some areas have seen ‘stronger’ conditions,…
Top story Do you feel like you are only just getting use to the weather warming up? Well guess what guys, Spring is almost halfway over (already!). Why doesn’t winter go that fast? Spring time is typically the busiest time…
FHBA Property Market Update: 4/October/2017 In today’s FHBA Property Market Update we take a look why property buyers are loving Brisbane right now; why millennials are struggling to save a deposit while living at home; how banks determine the borrowing capacity…