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The CEO of Starr Partners has highlighted the top 12 trends he expects to play out in property for the 2020 calendar year.

According to Doug Driscoll, 2020 will see several political and economic factors that will continue to impact Sydney’s property market.

The first, he said, will see “property owners continue to … Read More

“The number of new listings being added to the combined capitals housing market has seen a hefty 44% rise from the depths of the winter slowdown in early July through to the first week of October, however that hasn’t been enough to push fresh listing numbers in line with previous … Read More

The Sydney and Melbourne housing markets have shown signs of a comeback as rebound hits a two and a half year high. The nations median dwelling value lifted 0.9 per cent to $524,744 in September including houses and apartments across all city and regional areas.

CoreLogic’s head of research, Tim Lawless … Read More

Economists say the housing market is starting to stabilise, providing good news for home owners and purchasers.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported residential property prices fell 0.7 per cent nationally in the June quarter. Comparitively to the previous few quarters, this was considered an improvement.

This has economists reporting a … Read More

On Tuesday, the RBA decided to keep their interest rates on hold. So what does this mean? Here is a recap of what the experts had to say about the recent update.

Various industries can feel the burn of a National election campaign. Business and consumer confidence can spiral and markets begin to go quiet – the property market is no different.

The second half of May and early June saw a variety of outcomes and announcements that are likely to bode well for the housing market.

These include; stability in the federal government, an announcement from APRA that borrower serviceability assessments were likely to improve by late June … Read More

Recently APRA recommended changes to the current way in which lenders assess serviceability – which is your financial ability to pay down a loan. These potential changes could spark some shifts in the property market, and we’re pretty excited about it! 

The current system in place is … Read More

The heat has come off the housing market, but we should be wary about getting too excited, too soon. 

One of the weirder responses to the Australian federal election result is articles suggesting that somehow all will be improved in the economy because the anticipation of an … Read More

A new report has shown that consumers think now is the time to buy a house and expect modest house price increases, despite general ill feelings about the economy.

The Westpac sentiment survey reported a “disappointing” drop in general consumer sentiment and a less enthusiastic than … Read More