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The Australian home value index rose another 1.0% in November, marking the third consecutive month where national home values have increased by 1% or more. However, the pace of growth eased slightly over the month, coming down from 1.1% in October. This subtle slowdown was primarily driven by a deceleration in Australia’s two largest cities….
I’ve been reading a lot lately about what this year will hold for finance and property, how the markets are shaping up, and where the big trends are. Everyone seems to have a slightly different take on how things will pan out. When will interest rates fall again, and how low will they go? What’s…
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At this time every year we get flooded with predictions about what’s next for Australia’s housing markets. Some of them are useful… a lot of them are noise. But every so often, a report comes along that genuinely moves the needle and helps us see the bigger picture. Domain’s Forecast Report 2026 is one of…
If you listened only to the headlines this week, you’d be forgiven for thinking Australia’s property market is on shaky ground. Interest rates are described as restrictive, affordability pressures dominate the commentary, and buyers are often portrayed as hesitant or exhausted. But when you look past the noise and focus on the data, a very…
It’s the end of another year, and while many Australians were hoping for some Christmas cheer from the Reserve Bank, there will was no interest rate relief under the tree this festive season. The RBA has made it clear that interest rates are staying higher for longer. But that doesn’t mean homeowners are completely out…
Australia’s race toward net zero emissions is well underway – but few people realise the enormous economic cost that comes with it, or how it could reshape the nation’s housing market for decades to come. According to BloombergNEF data reported by Macrobusiness, Australia will need to invest around $3 trillion by 2050 to achieve net…
If you thought interest rate uncertainty was behind us, think again. Westpac has just lifted its fixed home loan rates for the second time in just over a month, increasing them by as much as 0.35 percentage points. The move follows the Reserve Bank’s latest hint that another rate hike could be on the cards…
The Law of Attraction’s origins are muddied. Some historians cite Buddha as the first to articulate the law. Others, Jesus. No one really knows. But we do know that The Law of Attraction first gained worldwide recognition thanks in large part to Napoleon Hill’s 1937 book Think and Grow Rich. While Hill’s version of The Law of…
Want to know what’s happening to the housing markets around Australia? Well… this monthly collection of charts from Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) paints an interesting picture. Affordability strain, stretched serviceability requirements and rising living costs in Australia’s two largest capitals are driving a pronounced ‘K-shaped’ shift in housing conditions, with Sydney and Melbourne losing short-term momentum…
Australia is becoming increasingly unequal. The story is unmissably generational: young Australians today face a tougher reality than their parents and grandparents. Despite having greater access to education and information, they are more precarious, indebted, insecure and anxious than ever before. This paradox has deep implications for the social fabric of our nation. Financial, educational…
