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…
FHBA Market Update: 28/August/2017 In today’s FHBA Market Update we take a look at where millennials are choosing to live, why first home buyer activity in Melbourne is falling, the launch of a new political party focused on housing affordability, our latest favourite…
FHBA Market Update: 22/May/2017 Is it just us or was the federal budget a big let down on housing affordability? Based on what we have seen, on social media, while the budget should help first home buyers ‘a little bit’,…
FHBA Market Update: 18/April/2017 As you often read in our weekly FHBA Market Updates, Australia’s two capital cities are currently witnessing large property price growth and they have been for a few years now. While no one can always accurately predict what will occur…
FHBA Market Update: 11/04/2017 If you believe all the talk in the media and Mr Morrison’s pre-budget speech, the government will finally act on housing affordability at the May federal budget. However, the government, for now, is keeping close to…
Earlier this afternoon the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board decided to leave the cash rate on hold, at a record low of just 1.50%. It was the second RBA board meeting for 2017. The RBA noted: Consumer and business confidence have…
Welcome back to the weekly FHBA Market Update. This is our first edition of 2017. The new look FHBA Market Update is a great source of information to keep you informed with market conditions and news that effects first home…
Australia Day is over and the Easter eggs are out at the shops. We are well and truly into 2017 now. So what does 2017 have in-store for the property market and first home buyers? We take a look at…
Earlier this afternoon the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board decided to leave the cash rate on hold, at a record low of just 1.50%. It was the first RBA board meeting with new Governor Philip Lowe in charge. The RBA noted…
Earlier this afternoon the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board decided to leave the cash rate on hold, at 1.75%. The RBA noted in their press release that “inflation has been quiet low” & ” this is expected to remain the…