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What if interest rates don’t fall? I keep seeing charts like the ones below. They all tell much the same story. Rates rise some more, inflation eventually behaves itself and sometime around late 2027 or early fiscal 2028 the cost of money starts heading south again. Maybe. But for mine, there is a growing risk…
Most Australians imagine scams arriving as suspicious emails from strangers or obvious phishing attempts riddled with spelling mistakes. The reality is much more sophisticated. Today’s scammers are increasingly inserting themselves into the moments when we’re making important decisions, whether that’s buying a property, applying for a job, lodging a tax return or making a major…
For years, we’ve talked about Australia’s property market as though there were one type of buyer responding to one set of conditions. Interest rates rise, borrowing capacity falls, affordability deteriorates and buyers supposedly react in much the same way. Of course, property markets don’t work like that. Australia is made up of hundreds of individual…
SQM Research’s Weekly Asking Prices Index for the week ending 29 September 2026 showed a modest easing in asking prices nationally over the month, while annual growth remained positive. Nationally, house asking prices eased 0.4% over the month, while unit asking prices declined 0.2%. Combined dwelling asking prices fell 0.4% month-on-month and remain 3.6% higher…
Have you noticed how worry never fixes anything? Yet, worry is a feeling that many of us are all too familiar with. It can range from a mild sense of unease to all-consuming anxiety, and it can feel like an unavoidable part of life. But have you ever stopped to think about what exactly worry…
I hear it constantly from investors right now – “I’ll wait until things settle down.” And I understand why. There’s a lot going on. They’re worried about tax changes, the direction of interest rates, political uncertainty, geopolitical unrest, stubborn cost-of-living pressures, and the mixed messages they’re hearing about the Australian economy. Every day there seems…
By almost every traditional measure, Australians should be happier than previous generations. We are wealthier. We live longer. Our homes are larger and more comfortable, and we have access to healthcare, technology, entertainment, education and travel that our grandparents could barely have imagined. We carry devices in our pockets that give us instant access to…
If your dog could whisper in your ear, I bet they’d say: “You’ve been doing life the hard way – let me show you how we dogs do it.” That’s certainly been the case for me. Our miniature schnauzer Lincoln has taught me more about living fully, loving deeply, and leading wisely than many business…
Are you overwhelmed by interest rates, falling confidence, gloomy headlines and a new prediction every week? Right now, the property noise is deafening, and it’s easy to freeze. My message is simple: there is light on the horizon. The short term will remain uncertain, but the long term is still very much on our side….
If a picture paints a thousand words, then this collection of charts should do a pretty good job of painting the landscape as it affects our economy and our property markets. Each month the RBA summarises macroeconomic and financial market trends in Australia by providing a detailed chart pack. World Economy Australia’s economy doesn’t operate in…
