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May 13, 2019
Liberal Party's New Policy for First Home Owners
Housing affordability has regained its forefront of the political debate as voters gear-up to vote on April 18th. Labor’s proposed to reform negative gearing and capital gains tax. While Prime M
May 7, 2019
How LNP's Bugdet Would Impact Australia's Housing Market
The 2019 Federal Budget proudly delivered news of a surplus of more than $7 billion. Whilst ambitious in nature, with some undertones of stability and sustainability, the property market could get
May 7, 2019
How Have Australian Properties Changed In Value Since Their Peak?
Australia's national dwelling values have fallen by -7.4% from their October 2017 peak through to the end of March 2019. While this figure is often quoted, it is also important to understand the conte
May 7, 2019
Falling Property Values Impact Household Wealth
Household assets and liabilities such as household and housing debt, assets values and disposable income are use by the Reserve Bank (RBA) to calculate a number of household finance ratios. These cons
Apr 30, 2019
Brisbane Sees Increase in Auctions
The infiltration of interstate migrants moving into Brisbane has helped the capital city's auction culture grow. This is as the interstate residents are more familiar with auctions because of their po
Apr 30, 2019
Brisbane Potentially Becoming Landlord's Market
As Brisbane's asking rents currently holding record high prices, Brisbane landlords are back in the position of power within the rental market. Increasing for the first time in almost three years,
Apr 30, 2019
Green Bridges Planned for the City
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has announced a plan for five new green bridges to be built at a cost of $550 million. Cr Schrinner said his Lord Mayoralty would be driven by a focus on building the cr
Apr 23, 2019
Cut To Cash Rate Would be Positive to Property Market
While there are headwinds for the housing market, other factors are likely to offset the weakness. Such as a high likelihood that the cash rate will be cut later this year – this may result in lower m