Global warming may heat up Tree Change markets
A Parliamentary report on global warming released this week highlights the uncertainty surrounding coastal property markets. Some prospectiv...
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Interest rate rises: a 2 phase move by the RBA
I met with UBS Investment Bank during a function on Monday, who gave some very interesting insights about the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA...
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Home buyers fear missing out as prices soar
Home buyers are suffering from ‘fear of missing out’ according to a new study from a national real estate service. Appproximately 87% of peo...
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Climate change threatens homes
More than 700,000 properties along the Australian coast are under threat from climate change related storms and rising sea levels according ...
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Property investment: Brisbane QLD
Analysts expect the current situation in Brisbane to last for the next 10 years, based on the popularity of Brisbane and 'sunbelt migrat...
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Big banks raise fixed rate loans
National Australia Bank will lift its 1 to 5 year fixed rate home loan rates by 20-50 basis points effective from Monday 26 October 2009. ...
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Can you afford to retire?
The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has affected superannuation balances across the board. This has left many people questioning their retirem...
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Coastal markets to enjoy future growth
According to RP Data's national research director Tim Lawless, now is the best time for potential property buyers to grab a coastal barg...
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Businesses hamstrung by tight lending
According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, the potential for private businesses to grow is there but the funding is not. Businesses recorded a ris...
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Taking the plunge: First home buyer health check
Buying a home is a long-term commitment - for better or worse - despite the shifting sands of the global economy. But there is help on hand ...
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House prices tipped to climb 20 per cent
Research from BIS Shrapnel suggests house prices will rise by nearly 20 in the next three years. The rise would add more than $100,000 to th...
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20 per cent of Australians struggling with repayments
The Reserve Bank’s aggressive interest rate cutting has helped keep loan arrears and defaults to a minimum over the past year, but almost on...
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Rate rise for all 4 banks
All four big banks yesterday passed through the Reserve bank’s 0.25 per cent rate rise to their customers. The rise puts the standard variab...
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How can an interest rate rise be positive news?
While the inevitable rise in the RBA cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.25 per cent on Tuesday, 6th October 2009, may be seen by many as nega...
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Rate rises: ANZ first to move on rates
ANZ is the first of the big four to pass the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) 25 basis point rate rise on to its customers. Some of the b...
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Investors set to flood market: survey
According to a recent survey from PRDnationwide, almost 90% of investors will purchase property in the next two years. According to the surv...
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Homeowners to pay $50/month more
The average homeowner with a $300,000 mortgage will pay about $50 more after the Reserve Bank of Australia raised interest rates yesterday ...
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Home owners cautious despite growing economic confidence
A new study from Consumer Insights has found the global financial crisis has forced more than one in four home owners to sell their property...
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Half of mortgages at CBA or Westpac
According to research conducted by Core Data Brand Management, CBA and Westpac control almost 50% of all mortgages in Australia. Using f...
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Shortfall in housing looks set to continue
Recently released figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that the total number of housing starts fell by 7.3% in the J...
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Business confidence at six year high.
National Australia Bank's monthly business survey shows that business confidence has increased in August 2009 to it's highest level ...
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