At its second meeting for 2024, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to keep the cash rate on hold at a 12-year high of 4.35 per cent . Read today’s official statement on the RBA’s website . The next RBA cash rate decision will be announced on 7 May . Homeowners who are grappling with the cost-of-living crisis will no doubt welcome today’s decision to leave the cash rate on hold.     With the economy cooling and inflation slowing, some economists  are optimistic that t

It’s been a great start to the year for homeowners, with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) keeping the cash rate on hold. Inflation...

At its first meeting for 2024, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to keep the cash rate on hold at 4.35 per cent. Read today’s official statement on the RBA’s website . The next RBA cash rate decision will be announced on March 19 .  The latest quarterly inflation figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed the Consumer Price Index has eased to 4.1 per cent in the year to December, down from 5.4 per cent in the September quarter. In the

It’s a new year; and new year calls for new goals! Do you have property goals in 2024? As some of us return to work and others enjoy the...

As we embark on a fresh journey in 2024, we wanted to take a moment to look back with gratitude and pride at our fantastic achievements...

It’s hard to believe it’s already December, and what a year it’s been in the property world. After falling -7.5% from a peak in April...

It’s the news homeowners were hoping for – the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided the cash rate will remain on hold for the moment at 4.35 per cent. Read today’s official statement on the RBA’s website . But it would appear there may be further cash rate hikes on the horizon. “While the central forecast is for CPI inflation to continue to decline, progress looks to be slower than earlier expected,” RBA Governor Michele Bullock said in a recent statement. “CPI inflati

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This month the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to increase the cash rate. The decision is expected to take some of the heat out...

On this year's Melbourne Cup Day, luck wasn’t on the side of variable homeowners. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the cash rate a quarter of a percentage point to 4.35 per cent. Read today’s official statement on the RBA’s website . All big four banks and many economists were expecting today’s rate rise , given that the latest inflation figures were higher than expected. Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics last month showed the headline

What an interesting spring selling season it’s shaping up to be. This month, RBA governor Michele Bullock kept the cash rate on hold...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to press pause for a fourth consecutive month, leaving the cash rate on hold at 4.10 per cent. Read today’s official statement on the RBA’s website . All eyes were on new governor Michele Bullock today as she made her first big call on the direction of interest rates. Ms Bullock took over as governor from Philip Lowe on September 18. She is the first woman to be appointed to the role in the central bank’s 63-year history. Today

Spring has arrived and it’s an exciting time for both aspiring property owners looking to get into the market and vendors eager to make a...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has again left the cash rate on hold this month at 4.10 per cent. Read today’s official statement on the RBA’s website . That’s three months in a row that the RBA has left the cash rate on hold, giving homeowners a chance to breathe. The decision comes as a growing number of Australians face mortgage stress and home loan defaults while grappling with the cost-of-living crisis. New data by Roy Morgan shows 1.5 million Australians, or 29 per

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Spring is just around the corner and that means the busiest period for the real estate industry is almost here. So, what’s been happening...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has again left the cash rate on hold this month at 4.10 per cent. Read today’s official statement on the RBA’s website . Homeowners struggling with rising mortgage repayments will no doubt be welcoming today’s news. “The combination of higher interest rates and cost-of-living pressures is leading to a substantial slowing in household spending,” RBA governor Philip Lowe said in a recent statement. “While housing prices are rising again and s

Some positive news for homeowners this month, with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deciding to keep the cash rate on hold at 4.1 per...

It’s the news that homeowners had been hoping for. The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the cash rate on hold this month at 4.10 per cent. Read today’s official statement on the RBA’s website . Today’s decision comes as a surprise to some, as the RBA had hinted that more cash rate hikes could be looming to bring inflation within the target of 2-3 per cent. “Some further tightening of monetary policy may be required to ensure that inflation returns to target in a reasonable

There’s nothing quite like the buzz of seeing those words in your inbox: Confirmation of settlement of your property purchase. Settlement...