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Dec 11, 2018
You Have Pre-Approval, Now What?
Getting pre-approval is a major step in the home buying process as it outlines how much you can borrow; which tells you how you can spend. It is also the last step you need to take before making an
Dec 11, 2018
National Housing Downturn
Downturn in the national housing market conditions has been relatively mild to date with a 3.5% fall in housing values over the past 12 months. To put this in perspective, this comes after a 34% ri
Dec 11, 2018
National Rental Yields
The national rental yield was at its lowest in 2017 when property values were well ahead of rent values. This was more significantly compressed in Sydney and Melbourne where they were reaching reco
Dec 4, 2018
Brisbane House Market Offsetting Negative Growth of Unit Market
The Brisbane market is currently holding strong as dwelling values remained unchanged over the past month. The dwelling values have grown 0.3% higher over the year to date. House values are acting
Dec 4, 2018
The Bank of Mum and Dad - Helping to Fight Tough Lending Conditions
Improving housing affordability may be attracting first-home buyers to the market, however tighter lending conditions are said to be causing them to rely on the ‘bank of mum and dad’ to get onto the p
Dec 4, 2018
Housing Affordability Expected to Increase Nation-Wide
It is expected that we will see higher housing affordability and reductions in household debt levels on a national scale. This is as unemployment on the national level decreases to 5% and job creat
Nov 27, 2018
Housing Affordability Attracting First Home Buyers Nation-Wide
As housing affordability is improving nation-wide, it is expected that first-time buyers will become more active within the housing market. This is good news for sellers, as this predicted trend is
Nov 27, 2018
Queensland Benefiting from Interstate Migration
Queensland is currently the primary beneficiary of the housing interstate migration demand as the number of residents from other states moving into the sunshine state is at its highest since 2007.