Property market news

Australian house prices surged 3.9% ahead of coronavirus outbreak

House prices rose by 3.9% across Australia in the December 2019 quarter, but the impacts of coronavirus on the property market are still to come.

By Emma Duffy ● March 17, 2020

Australia's housing affordability worsens by 2% in December

The Reserve Bank may have cut the cash rate four times recently, but this has seemingly done nothing to improve housing affordability.

By Emma Duffy ● March 05, 2020

RBA cuts cash rate to 0.50%

The Reserve Bank has decided to cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 0.50% in its board meeting today.

By William Jolly ● March 03, 2020

The Aussie cities where a mortgage is cheaper than rent

There are some cities where it's actually cheaper to pay down a mortgage on a house than it is to rent one.

By Emma Duffy ● February 27, 2020

First Home Loan Deposit Scheme: Where can buyers find a home?

First home buyers purchasing a home under the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme may be limited to the outer fringes of capital cities.

By Emma Duffy ● February 20, 2020

Sydney house prices to surge by as much as $100,000 in 2020

It's getting hot in here - Australia's hottest property market shows no signs of being extinguished, with prices expected to rise by as much as 10% this year.

By Emma Duffy ● February 12, 2020

RBA holds cash rate at 0.75%

The Reserve Bank (RBA) has decided to hold the official cash rate steady at 0.75% in its board meeting today.

By William Jolly ● February 04, 2020

Australian house prices rise in every capital city over January

Australia's housing value rebound continued into 2020, with price increases spreading beyond the surging Sydney and Melbourne markets.

By Emma Duffy ● February 03, 2020

Property market sentiment improves

Rising house prices have improved property market sentiment and don't seem to have deterred first home buyers, according to survey results.

By William Jolly ● January 30, 2020

House prices, wage growth, unemployment: 2020 a year of low expectations

2020 is looking like a pretty ordinary year for the economy, if some of Australia's leading economists are to be believed.

By William Jolly ● January 28, 2020

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