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Australia’s auction market has gathered strength o...
Last week’s national final auction clearance rate of 70.0% was the strongest result since the week ending 11th February 2024 (70.3%).
Shock inflation rise puts dent in rate cut hopes
Newly released inflation data has shocked market expectations and put hopes of another interest rate cut next month in serious doubt.
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Every month, Australia’s housing shortage worsens
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released housing approvals data for September, which recorded 16,360 trend approvals, a 0.9% increase from August. It was t...
How is climate change affecting the property market?
You’ve probably seen images of homes destroyed by bushfires or flood water. What you may not realise is that all Australians are effectively paying a climate disaster pen...
Scary prediction about the impact AI revolution could have on Australian jobs
As concern continues to build over the potential impact of AI and the rise of humanoid robotics on the labour market, it’s swiftly clear how vulnerable our society is to ...
RBA looks all but guaranteed to cut rates next month
Rate cut outlook firms as RBA gets the 'outstanding' inflation data it was waiting for
Why Australia's divorce rate is the lowest it's been in 50 years
At first glance, it might seem like good news. Divorces in Australia have dropped to their lowest rate since no-fault divorce was introduced. And on average, marriages ar...
Millions warned as ASIC cracks down on 18 Aussie finance influencers: 'Real harm'
ASIC has issued more than a dozen warning notices to content creators suspected of giving out dodgy financial advice.
Australia’s property shift: Units now outperforming houses
A major new report from Hotspotting and Nuestar has flipped Australia’s long-held property logic, revealing unit prices are now rising faster than house prices in the maj...
Another ‘extend and pretend’ mortgage arrives in Australia
A recent Finder survey found that nearly one-third of Australian consumers would consider a 40-year mortgage if it reduced their monthly repayments to a more manageable l...
Lightning speed: How home prices have boomed in the past five years
A tumultuous five years created conditions for the most rapid property-price growth in history, but the enduring economic fallout of the pandemic has led to a big diverge...