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Need for housing intervention questioned as lending cools

Investor activity appears to be slowing, with new data revealing a very slight increase in investor lending compared with some high gains in previous months.

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 04 Aug 2021

RBA makes cash rate call for August

The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its latest call on the official cash rate.

FINANCE • Tue, 03 Aug 2021

Housing market intervention to wipe out growth by 2023

A big four bank has conceded that its earlier property growth forecasts were overly cautious, while predicting that a tightening of macro-prudential policies will stem ...

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 29 Jul 2021

How will the lockdown extension impact property?

The Greater Sydney lockdown will continue for another four weeks, at least, meaning auctions will remain in the online setting, but construction is set to recommence at ...

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 28 Jul 2021

Port Hedland leads property price gains in WA

For the fourth quarter in a row, a majority of Western Australian regional centres have recorded an increase in house prices. 

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 28 Jul 2021

Australia’s hottest auction market revealed

Australia has clocked its busiest quarter for auctions since December 2017, with 31,605 homes taken to auction across the combined capitals in the months to June 2021.

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 27 Jul 2021

How to shift from a residential to commercial portfolio

Many things feel uncertain in the world at the moment, but one thing’s for sure, commercial property is producing some of the highest returns ever seen in Australian real ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 27 Jul 2021

RBA gives APRA’s use of macro tools a tick of approval

Ahead of an expected move to impose tougher lending rules on the banks, the Reserve Bank has looked into previous attempts by APRA to cool the housing market.

FINANCE • Mon, 26 Jul 2021

This Central Coast suburb will remain ‘white hot’ for the rest of the year

The poster child of the COVID-19 city exodus, Gosford on the Central Coast, is now seeing an uptick in listings, but according to our property experts, it is set to ...

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 23 Jul 2021