The weekly wrap The election campaign is (thankfully) nearing its conclusion. Phew! Both of the major parties kicked off strongly with policies that would potentially impact home owners and property investors, but over the weeks the heat
The month of May sees the Melbourne property market continuing to perform well with a healthy auction clearance rate in excess of 70%, down slightly on the same time last year but still high and showing
The seasonal slowdown Melbourne gets every year as we head into the chillier months has begun with auction clearance rates starting to cool with the weather. Mind you, we are coming off a record few months
The Chief Executive Officer of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), Mr Shayne Elliot, has spoken about the major financers relationship with mortgage brokers and the important role that brokers continue to play in ANZ’s
As April 2016 draws to a close we can take a moment to ruminate on how the Melbourne and Sydney markets faired over what is usually a transition month as the seasons move toward the wetter
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced on Tuesday that they have cut the official cash rate to a new record low of 1.75%, which is a reduction of 0.25% down from the previous record low
The latest 12 month research compiled by Australian real estate monitoring group RP Logic Data has shown that prices in Australia’s five largest capital cities has mostly continued to grow up to the period of March
A new study just released by the financial institution ING Direct has shown that people aged between 22 and 52, commonly referred to as Generation X and Y, who are seeking financial advice would prefer to
Mortgage arrears in Australia were recorded at a fourth quarter record low at the end of 2015 according to the Dinkum Index which is a report that is released from Fitch Ratings. The Index, which monitors the
Australian mortgage brokers are set to gain representation in regards to the proposed negative gearing changes that have been making national headlines in recent times. The FBAA (Finance Brokers Association of Australia) met with a newly formed
There has been plenty going on around the Australian property market during March 2016 and following we have highlighted some of the key events. ABS Releases Final Numbers For 2015 The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released
This weekend just passed saw the largest amount of preliminary auction clearances for the year so far across the Australian capital cities according to data released from noted property market analysts CoreLogic RP Data. The weekend leading
