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Despite affordability and supply issues, everything points to the property boom continuing … Recently I talked about the Federal Government’s crazy decision to widen its 5 per cent deposit scheme as a way of helping first home buyers into the property market. The reality is that the only way to solve the housing affordability crisis… Read more »
The CommBank is experiencing a surge in home loan pre-approvals – up 12 per cent since the last two interest rate cuts. The average borrowing amount has also increased 13 per cent, compared with this time last year. Ray White chief economist, Nerida Conisbee, has done a deep dive into how this… Read more »
It is with a sense of guilt and embarrassment that I admit Libby and I live in a house where we have spare bedrooms – and we’re part of the much-pilloried Baby Boomer generation. The shame we feel … Economic and finance gnomes lay blame for the housing crisis purely at our feet because we… Read more »
The property market is shifting again … It was about 18 months ago when I wrote about a report from real estate giant Ray White that showed the gap between house and home unit values had widened to a record margin. At the time I discussed whether the housing affordability issues could see this gap… Read more »
Recently, I wrote about rentvesting as an alternative to buying a first home to live in. It’s a way to get a foot on the property ladder if you’re priced out of your desired location – buying where you can afford, and renting in the area where you want to live. I was particularly interested,… Read more »
Regional Australia is having its moment in the sun – and it’s not just because of the weather. The recent data from Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) show regional property markets are still outperforming the capital cities when it comes to quarterly growth. Regional dwelling values rose 1.5 per cent over the three months to April 2025,… Read more »
There’s no denying it – buying your first home in a market of rising prices and housing shortages is tough. So tough that many first home buyers may wonder if it’s better to give up the home ownership dream altogether … and accept a life of renting. But here’s the thing: when you buy property,… Read more »
While debate rages over labor’s proposed superannuation tax changes, property experts are already predicting how the housing market will be impacted. Any new tax changes naturally have a wider ripple effect on markets and Ray White group’s Head of Research, Vanessa Rader, can foresee significant consequences for the residential property market from the new… Read more »
Australia has had an explosion of million-dollar homes … New research from Cotality (formerly CoreLogic), shows that over a third of homes nationally are now valued at $1 million or more – with that amount of money buying less in the housing market than ever before. Up, up and up Data going back 10 years… Read more »
A trade war has a far-reaching impact. Here are three possible scenarios of how it could affect Australia’s property market. While the overwhelming majority of property resales are earning nice profits for their owners, there is a lot of uncertainty on global financial markets. The most immediate reaction to this uncertainty is always reflected in… Read more »
