The decision to keep the cash rate on hold at 4.35% was almost universally expected, given the low inflation figures released for the December quarter, which came in roughly 45 basis points under the RBA’s forecast. Other factors supporting a hold decision include weak retail trade outcomes, a gradual loosening in labour market conditions and…
Articles by Tim Lawless
Tim heads up the Core Logic RP Data research and analytics team, analysing real estate markets, demographics and economic trends across Australia. Visit www.corelogic.com.au
Nationally, rents were up 8.3% in 2023, a reduction from the 9.5% rise recorded last year and 9.6% rise in 2021. Despite the slowdown in and your rent growth, last year results are still more than four times the pre-Covid decade average of 2% per annum In dollar terms, the annual rise in dwelling rents…
Australian dwelling values have regained the losses from the recent downturn and surpassed their previous peak to reach a new record high, CoreLogic’s national daily Home Value Index shows. After reaching a peak in April 2022, national home values fell -7.5%, finding a floor on 29 January 2023. Since bottoming out, the national HVI has…
The RBA kept the cash rate on hold at 4.1% for the fourth successive month in October, citing ‘a more sustainable balance between supply and demand in the economy’, but also ongoing concerns about inflationary pressures and a heightened level of uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook. The recent uptick in inflation, from 4.9% annually in…
The flow of new listings added to the Australian housing market has been rising since mid-June, in contrast to the usual seasonal trend where new vendor activity would be trending lower through the colder months. Historically, based on the pre-COVID decade average, new listings added to the national housing market drop by 5.2% between autumn…
Melbourne house values have increased a mere 1.6% between the onset of COVID in March 2020 and the end of May 2023. Every other capital city has seen double-digit growth, ranging from a 16.5% gain in Sydney to a 45.2% surge in Adelaide house values during that period. Melbourne homeowners might be disappointed at the…
Not that long ago, Australia was in the midst of the fastest drop in housing values on record, as rapidly increasing interest rates caused capital city values to plunge more than 9% in the space of about 10 months. That’s all changed since hitting a low in February, with three consecutive months of positive growth…
The latest interest rate decision was always going to be a line ball; however, the 25 basis point lift will likely be the last in the most rapid rate hiking cycle on record. Although inflation has been trending lower since peaking in the December quarter of 2022, yesterday’s rate hike reflects the RBA’s uncertainty about…
The decision from the RBA to hold the cash rate at 3.6% sends a clear message they are ready to take stock, assessing the economic impact of the rapid rate hiking cycle to date. Considering monetary policy acts with a lag, it’s important to understand how trends in consumer prices, consumption, labour markets and sentiment…
The number of suburbs where it’s cheaper to buy than rent has been slashed in the past year, due to a record number of rate hikes that have outpaced skyrocketing rents. CoreLogic’s analysis of 3,904 house and unit markets nationally found for houses, just 9.1% of suburbs were cheaper to buy than rent, down from…