Maja Garaca Djurdjevic

Are the Olympics the break Brisbane’s property market has been waiting for?

The Olympics are officially headed for Brisbane, and although some 11 years away, the 2032 Olympic Games are expected to yield a positive influence on the city’s housing ...

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 22 Jul 2021

Could scrapping stamp duty lead to ‘more efficient’ use of housing stock?

The answer to current shortfalls in housing supply and soaring property prices could be the removal of stamp duty in favour of annual land taxes, a federal government ...

TAX & LEGAL • Tue, 20 Jul 2021

Australian house prices to expand by 16%, ratings agency says

Ratings agency Fitch has raised its home price expectations for Australia on the back of low interest rates and the extension of government support measures, with prices ...

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 19 Jul 2021

Big 4 extends freeze on foreclosures until 2022

A major bank has announced that it is extending the freeze on foreclosures it first announced in November 2020, until at least February 2022.

FINANCE • Mon, 19 Jul 2021

Banks asked to prepare for negative interest rates

Banks have been told to draft plans to deal with the possibility of zero or negative interest rates by April 2022, with the aim to evade potential “operation challenges”

FINANCE • Wed, 14 Jul 2021

House price growth tipped to slow despite RBA’s cash rate call

While the RBA continues its lower for longer rhetoric, experts now warn that other headwinds could slow property value growth.

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 07 Jul 2021

RBA makes cash rate call amid wild speculation

The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its first call on the official cash rate for this financial year.

FINANCE • Tue, 06 Jul 2021

Bad weekend for auctions as COVID uncertainty reigns

Auction clearance rates dipped considerably last week as a result of heightened uncertainty and ongoing localised lockdowns.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Mon, 05 Jul 2021

Bank of banks warns of ‘unusually large’ house price growth

Predicting an uneven global economic recovery, the bank of banks has alerted to several impending risks from surging house prices and an eventual upward movement in ...

FINANCE • Wed, 30 Jun 2021