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Reserve Bank Lowers Interest rates By .25% – Today 12th August 2025

The Reserve Bank of Australia finally lowered interest rates today by an additional .25%. After several months delay and much consternation amongst Economists and Property Owners, the Bank has now acted as both inflation and...

Record Office Supply Drives Flight to Quality

Consistent with the trend across the Australian CBD office market, vacancy rates have increased in Adelaide over the six months to January 2023 driven by record supply amidst a flight to quality. The Property Council...

Australian house prices set to drop further as interest rates surge

Australia's median property value has dropped by 2 per cent since the beginning of May, to $747,800— a figure that includes houses and apartments, the latest housing data shows. CoreLogic research director Tim Lawless says Australia's...

What does the June interest rate hike mean for you? Let’s break it down

For most people, the first Tuesday of the month is not an important day. For anyone who has an interest in economic, finance, property and other related industries, it can be one of the most...

A ‘difficult’ day for homeowners as Treasurer Jim Chalmers predicts more pain before inflation is brought under control

The federal Treasurer has dubbed a rise in interest rates as "difficult news" for home owners and foreshadowed life in Australia is set to become even more expensive. Key points: Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the...

Did boomers or millennials have it harder buying a house? We try to answer this age-old question

On the other side of the footpath, it's not unusual to hear millennials malign their parents for negative gearing their way to retirement, and inflating prices for today's buyers along the way. So which generation had it...

House prices fall for the first time in nearly two years as rising interest rates bite

Australian home prices have fallen nationally for the first time in at least 20 months, according to two leading monthly indices. Key points: The two home price indices both show a 0.1 per cent drop...

What are the two major parties’ policies for housing this federal election?

Cracking into the property market has never been easy for most, but recently it seems harder than ever. Home ownership rates among younger Australians — people under 40 — have been steadily declining for decades. Housing affordability,...

Why is it taking first home buyers so long to save their deposits?

It takes a first home buyer almost 11.5 years to save a 20 per cent deposit for an average priced home. And as of March 2022, the national median dwelling value was estimated to be...

The $741m Resilient Homes Fund is designed to help home owners affected by flooding. Who is eligible and how does it work?

Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles has deemed the new state and federally funded flood assistance package the "largest household resilience program" in Australian history. Tagged the Resilient Homes Fund, those affected by the flooding throughout...