While a rates rise is generally a good sign for our economy as a whole, it can often spell stress for our personal budgets. We cut costs where we can and make the best of it. We’re all mini-martyrs in the financial sense: sacrificing something for the greater good.
So, what about you? When the rates [...]
The RBA will be announcing whether or not they’re raising interest rates again on Tuesday 1st of June.
Auctions have been slowing and first home buyers are shy to invest due to rate rises. Investors, however, are having an easier time and have been purchasing property, but does that mean Australia is ready for another rate [...]
This Week’s Picks covers everything from predictions on the RBA’s next move, to property law changes in Canberra, to desperate renters lying about their job to secure property.
Check out our look at the latest happenings in the property market!
Auctions market finally slowing as interest rates bite
Interest rate hikes hit home: auctions are finally slowing as [...]
With house prices soaring, the Government has started an inquiry into whether foreign investment is causing a housing price spike – so they’ve introduced legislation so that foreign investors can no longer buy property: and real estate agents are the ones to police it!
In case you missed it – the RBA has raised rates by [...]
May 4th 2010
Listen to Aussie’s John Symond chatting to the Triple M Grill Team about the upcoming interest rate rise on the morning of the 4th May 2010, before interest rates were put up 0.25%.
Listen to the Interview (MP3)
The Reserve Bank’s decision to raise rates for the sixth time in seven meetings was helping to put the dream of home ownership out of the reach of many Australians, Aussie’s founder and chief executive Mr John Symond said today.
“The RBA’s decision to raise rates, again, is a slap in the face to every Australian, [...]
The RBA will be announcing whether or not they’re raising interest rates again on Tuesday. Only earlier this week, many pundits were ready for a hold on any rises this time around, but recent inflation data has thrown a spanner into the works.
Property prices are increasing, especially on the East Coast, but the Government has [...]
Rumours have been flying around the place about Australia’s property market. Is there a housing bubble? Is there a housing shortage? Well, apparently not, according to this week’s reports.
Rural land values about to skyrocket
Results are in! QLD property valuations have come in with properties increasing in value by nearly 40% (read more)
Find your place in [...]
This week the RBA’s rate rise has been hot news, but it’s not the only thing hotting up. Queensland’s rural property market has risen by 40%, and we’re hearing warnings of Australia potentially heading into a housing crisis as our population surges.
Only way is up: RBA lifts interest rates again
The RBA this week followed up [...]
Forget the Melbourne Cup. It may be the race that stops the nation, but nowadays it’s more the rate that can stop the nation. On the first Tuesday of every month (with the exception of January), the Reserve Bank of Australia determines whether interest rates will go up, down, or stay the same. As [...]