The most common topic I’m asked when I’m travelling around the country is interest rates. Will they rise? Will they fall? Are they too high? Should I fix my loan, or stay variable. The answers to these questions vary constantly depending upon market conditions.
Another common topic I’m frequently asked about – which [...]
The RBA didn’t raise interest rates this month, we’re looking into the next financial year and we’ve got loads of tips for First Home Buyers – from building Fibro houses to getting a loan by Mum and Dad going Guarantor.
Reserve leaves rates on hold
The ABC analyses the RBA’s latest move to leave cash rates on [...]
By Aussie State Sales Manager SA/WA David Lock in Adelaide
Property commentators and experts like myself often recommend investment strategies that, for some reason or another, are simply out of reach to the everyday investor.
“Always buy in the inner city”, they suggest, or “always buy houses”! It’s a lovely idea, but not all investors – particularly [...]
This week we’re looking at the RBA and the Government. We check out the NSW’s Government developer levies, the RBA stating that we’re not in a property bubble and John Symond’s thoughts on why the RBA lifted rates this month. Check out This Week’s Picks below.
Cut to developer levy will send rates soaring
Councils in Sydney [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Aussie has seen a surge in the number of customers looking to refinance their existing mortgages and potentially get a better deal as the effects of five rate rises by the Reserve Bank begins to bite at family budgets.
The number of homeowners visiting the website www.aussie.com.au to request an appointment with an Aussie broker has [...]