How lower interest rates are influencing property prices The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) May rate cut is already flowing through the property market. It was the second cut this year, with the cash rate lowered by 25 basis points to 3.85% amid soft GDP growth and...

What Labor’s re-election means for property investors in 2025  With the Labor government back in office, its housing agenda is gathering momentum. While much of the focus has been on helping first home buyers – from 100,000 new builds to the expanded Home Guarantee...

Trump’s tariffs: What investors need to know  US president Donald Trump’s tariffs have caused widespread uncertainty and nervousness in the global economy. With so much still unclear, it's important for property investors to stay informed.  Trump has proposed a...

Can property investing buy you time?  Time is a person’s most valuable asset. But often, we spend it occupied by work. Getting stuck in a cycle of working to survive means we don’t have any time left to do the things we enjoy or focus on other ventures. Financial...

Regional property investment outlook for 2025 More Australians are ditching the city grind for a regional lifestyle – and property investors are taking notice. Population flows to regional areas are at a two-year high, up 80% on pre-Covid levels, according to the...

Why Australia needs more property investors right now  Australia is grappling with a critical shortage of property investors, according to new research from the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) and the Property Investors Council of Australia...

Where will property prices head in 2025?  National property prices are forecast to rise in 2025, although the pace of growth will be slower than this year’s.   According to experts, next year will be one of two halves, with 2024’s property price slowdown not only...

Interest rates are high and home prices continue to rise, but buyers are not being deterred. In fact, more people have stepped on to the property ladder over the past year, despite affordability challenges.   According to the latest CoreLogic data, home prices climbed...

Australia’s housing market has started losing momentum, with home price growth slowing to 1.0% in the September quarter.  According to CoreLogic’s latest Home Value Index, this is the lowest rise over a rolling three-month period since March 2023. Monthly growth was...

Property buyers can expect a bustling market this spring with more choice of homes and potentially greater room to negotiate.  In July, new listing volumes were up 12% nationally year-on-year, according to PropTrack. And in most capital cities and some regional...