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Build And They Will Come Commitment to a big infrastructure spending program will go a long way toward improving Australia’s housing options, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA). It says the upcoming Federal Budget needs to commit to a $12 billion infrastructure spend on roads, water, and utilities. This it says, will result in […]

More Options For Buyers Buyers now have more options, with new data showing an increase in listings in January. According to SQM Research, national listings are up by 4.5% in January and are 10.3% higher than at the same time last year. It says there are now 243,642 properties listed for sale. Brisbane recorded the […]

Fixed Rates Dropping Another of Australia’s big banks has cuts its fixed interest rates ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia interest rate decision on February 18. Macquarie Bank cut its fixed rates in mid-January and the NAB moved in the first week of February. Just a few days out from when the RBA meets, […]

Rents Slow, Yields Solid The pace of rental growth has slowed considerably, but national median rents have still hit a record high. The latest REA Group Rental Report shows nationally advertised rents are up 1.6% in the December quarter to $620 per week. In capital city markets, it is $640 per week, and regional markets […]

Lending Changes Australia’s big banks have started to reduce fixed rates in a sure sign they feel more confident the Reserve Bank of Australia could soon move on official interest rates. The first to move was Macquarie Bank in mid-January and this week the NAB has followed suit. NAB Economist Alan Oster is tipping that […]

Units To Outperform Unit price growth is predicted to continue to outperform house price growth in the next two years. New analysis by KPMG says with more suburbs achieving million-dollar house price medians and land in short supply, buyers are turning their attention to the more affordable unit market. KPMG chief economist and partner Brendan […]

New Leader Emerges Hotspotting’s predicted change in the pecking order of price growth among the major property markets of Australia has been borne out by the latest research data. CoreLogic data shows that regional markets and apartment markets are now the best performers and that Perth is no longer leading the nation on price growth. […]

Terry’s View: Follow The Infrastructure Trail One of the fundamental factors that can turn a real estate location into an out-performer is investment in new infrastructure – and right now, Australia is investing more than ever before. The level of infrastructure investment currently occurring in the nation is unprecedented, in my experience, which is more than […]

Fixed Rate Cut Another of the big banks has moved to drop its fixed rates, just a couple of weeks before the Reserve Bank of Australia meets again to discuss interest rates. NAB has cut its fixed-rate mortgages across all its loan terms, just two weeks after Macquarie Bank cut its one- […]