PropertyMash Research

Find Your Home: Main Beach, Broadbeach and Chevron Island

Today we are starting a new series on PropertyMash called 'Find Your Home'. The premise is simple: you reach out and tell us what you're looking for, and we help you narrow down your options...

Why homebuyers could be missing out on a bargain over Christmas this year

It’s the time of year when would-be property buyers put their searches on hold to shift focus to enjoying the festive season and warmer weather. But that might not be the right thing to do...

Interstate buyers eyeing off Gold Coast

Gold Coast property experts are preparing for a sales rush this summer as interstate buyers line up for Queensland’s borders to reopen. It comes as property commentator Terry Ryder’s latest report pinpoints the Coast as...

Everyone wants to buy in Queensland: QLD attracting international buyers over Melbourne

Melbourne has slid down overseas buyers’ wishlists, with more searching for homes in sunny Queensland instead ahead of the country’s borders reopening. New Zealanders were the most keen to call Australia home, followed by househunters...

RBA indicates that earlier than expect rate increases possible

Tuesday marked the Reserve Bank formally dropping one of the support measures for the economy introduced following the COVID-19 crisis. This signals an improvement in the economic outlook and increased likelihood, but not yet an...

Australian rental market the hottest it’s been in 13 years

Australia’s property market is hard enough to enter as a buyer, but now new research shows that renting isn’t a great solution either. A quarterly report released by property analysis firm CoreLogic on Wednesday found...

What the supply shortage means for the property market

After all the hours you'll spend finding the perfect block of land, designing your dream home, and getting it through the DA approval process, it's pretty heartbreaking to suddenly be told that you'll have to...

Reserve Bank warns home loan restrictions ‘may be adjusted’ if housing market doesn’t cool

The RBA has warned the community not to expect instant results from the banking regulator's move to tighten home loan application tests, with the changes potentially taking months to filter through to a cooler property...

Will the government crack down on high-debt home loans?

Pressure is building on the Australian government to crack down on high-debt home loans, while the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is weeks away from releasing macro-prudential policy framework. In a speech to the Australian Council...

New Home Builds to Remain High Until 2022

Construction of new homes will be strong well into next year as new home sales increased 5.8 per cent in August. However, meeting this demand will continue to challenge the construction sector as it deals...