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WA Property Market Update August 2023
August 29th, 2023In the ever-evolving Australian property market, the echoes of national macro-economic factors reverberate throughout each region, and prospective buyers, investors, and homeowners find themselves amidst a landscape marked by both challenges and opportunities. The relationship between inflation, interest rates, and supply-demand dynamics combine to shape the course of the residential and industrial property sectors alike.read more
WA Property Market Update July 2023
July 26th, 2023Happy New Financial Year! 2023-24 is finally here and with it, varying views on the likely outcome of upcoming RBA meetings to determine any cash rate movements. Economists and commentators from across the country seem to hold different ideas as to when rate rises will come, how many are on the cards, and when weread more
WA Property Market Update June 2023
June 30th, 2023The cold weather is upon us here in WA, and the property market certainly hasn’t bucked the trend by warming up. The RBA’s interest rate rises in May and June caught quite a few off-guard, especially as even many of the most conservative commentators predicted at least a minor reprieve. The knock-on impact of thisread more
Understanding Near-Prime and Non-Conforming Specialist Loans
June 14th, 2023If you’ve ever applied for a loan, particularly a mortgage, you’ll be aware of the hoops you’re required to jump through to get a loan approved by a lender, even if you decide to go with a broker. There are documents to provide, budgets to complete, and often a significant deposit to put down. Theread more
WA Property Market Update May 2023
May 25th, 2023The end of the first half of 2023 is nearly upon us, and with it, the WA Property Market Update for May 2023. A slightly unexpected 25 basis point interest rate rise from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in May has seemingly not hampered the positive momentum of the broader property markets around Australia.read more
WA Property Market Update April 2023
April 27th, 2023The end of April sees us into the second quarter of 2023, and the easing of interest rate rises may well bring a greater sense of certainty to the WA Property Market. Some would-be sellers held off listing their property for sale throughout 2022 as a result of uncertainty around where rate rises would end.read more
Is Your Fixed Rate Loan About to Mature?
April 6th, 2023You would have to be living under a rock to miss the news about the RBA’s cash rate increases since May 2022, where we’ve seen it lifted from 0.10% to 3.60% with lenders following suit with interest rate hikes of their own. Throughout this time, many homeowners have been shielded from these rate increases whereread more
WA Property Market Update – March 2023
March 24th, 2023Wouldn’t you just know it – as if the lasting impact of the COVID pandemic on the economy wasn’t disruptive enough, another layer has been added. Recent events in the US banking sector have amplified prevailing uncertainty and brought about accelerated change here in Australia. As with other disruptive factors such as interest rate risesread more
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