A lot of home owners appeared to be waiting for the OCR cuts – and they may be disappointed with the outcome
Was the wait worth it? That’s what some homeowners who have recently taken up new mortgages may be…
First home buyer warning with new Help to Buy scheme just days away: ‘Massive’
First home buyers will have another government support scheme from Friday. (Source: Clare O’Neil/x/AAP) First home buyers hoping…
Federal government’s homebuyer scheme helps young couple enter Brisbane property market as unit prices soar
Serena and Miffy were thrilled to crack the Brisbane property market in their early 20s — but just…
Prices rising fastest in inner cities and growth towns during expanded 5 per cent deposit scheme
Inner cities, wealthy suburbs and fast-growing towns topped the list of house price surges in the first month…
One in 10 homes bought using first home buyers guarantee in October
About one in 10 homes sold last month were bought by Australians using Labor’s expanded 5 per cent…
A new month, new lower term deposit rates
The gradual, but regular, easing of interest rates offered to savers is the theme as we rapidly head…
Investors and first home buyers flock to property market, driving up prices
Australia’s property market is heating up again, with record auctions over spring and the return of both first…
Australians are being priced out of the property market and first home buyers schemes might not be helping
The quiet south Brisbane suburb of Mount Gravatt was once an affordable place to buy a decent-sized family…
RBA governor Michele Bullock says First Home Guarantee could lead to riskier loans
Central bank governor Michele Bullock was centre stage at Senate estimates on Friday, being quizzed on monetary policy…
Housing supply without controlling demand suggests National Housing Accord won’t fix affordability
Australia’s national project to fix housing affordability is off to a slow start. Three years into it, last…
Term deposit rates sucked into a down-vortex
It has been a month since we last looked at where term deposit rates have shifted to, and…
Home Guarantee Scheme expansion double-edged sword for first-home buyers as $234,909 downside revealed
Domain chief of research and economics Dr Nicola Powell expects this week’s expansion will ‘supercharge’ sub sections of…