Stage 3 Tax Cuts: Will It Allow Greater Access to the Property Market?
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Continue reading >As of the December quarter of 2023, housing affordability in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory have been all at their lowest in 20 years. In the past 12 months (to the December quarter of 2023), the weighted average capital city Australian median house price grew by 5.3% to $$1,005,242, maki…
Continue reading >Australia’s economy is entering a new phase following 12 consecutive cash rate hikes since May 2022. With the cash rate currently in a ‘hold’ pattern (at 4.1%), there is a multiplier effect on all facets of life. How does this impact the property market for the rest of 2023 and early 2024? And is the cash rate the only issue?
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Queensland (QLD) proves itself to have strong and steady property growth indicators and economic fundamentals, which allows for key property purchasing decisions to be made with confidence in the sta…
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) continues to perform in the PRD Q1 2019 Key Market Indicator Awards; earning 4 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze award nationally. The ACT has once again earned the…
Western Australia (WA) had the highest growth in home loan affordability across Australia, taking out the gold award nationally at the PRD Q1 2019 Key Economic Indicator Awards. The home loan afforda…
South Australia (SA) showed steady economic fundamentals in late 2018, which are set to continue in 2019. The unemployment rate in SA was 5.9% in December 2018, which showed no change when compared t…
Victoria (VIC) leads the nation for first home buyers, achieving a gold award nationally for the highest number of first home buyer loans in the ‘PRD Q2 2019 Key Market Indicator Awards’, with 8,855 …
The number of first home buyer loans approved in Tasmania (TAS) in the September quarter of 2018 was 483 loans, which is a significant 25.1% increase compared to the 12 months prior. This has earned …
Australian consumer sentiment read 100.7 index points in April 2019, exactly on the positive line of 100 index points, indicating that in general, Australians have a positive yet cautious outlook on …
Whitsundays recorded a median house price of $445,000 and $222,500 for units in Q4 2018. This represented an annual (Q4 2017-Q4 2018) price softening of -3.3% for houses and -9.2% for units. Compared…
Whitsundays recorded a median house price of $445,000 and $222,500 for units in Q4 2018. This represented an annual (Q4 2017-Q4 2018) price softening of -3.3% for houses and -9.2% for units. Compared…