Property Investment

Even if interest rates continue to rise, most homeowners are well prepared to cope with it according to Bankwest. Its customers have nearly tripled the rate of savings in [...]

Interest rates are not likely to increase as much as many analysts are predicting, according to the head of the Commonwealth Bank. Chief executive Matt Comyn says rates will [...]

Rent rises coupled with low interest rates means it is cheaper to buy than rent in many Australian suburbs. CoreLogic figures show monthly mortgage repayments based on a median house [...]

Extremely low vacancy rates continue to push rents higher, with SQM research figures showing the national average is 1.1%. SQM Managing director Louis Christopher says the national vacancy rate increased [...]

Listings of properties for sale rose 4.8% increase during April, but they remain well below the levels of a year ago. SQM Research data puts national listings at 228,901 [...]

Almost 50,000 people chose to move away from capital cities and into regional Australia last year. Analysis of population data and real estate transactions by Propertyology shows that, in [...]

Bank economists say homeowners shouldn’t fear rate rises, as many can comfortably absorb increases. ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott says the cash rate could be 2% by the end of [...]

Most buyers aren’t deterred by the recent interest rate rise, with many having factored that into their calculations, according to Owen Wilson, chief executive of REA Group which publishes realestate.com.au. [...]

Pressure on renters increased substantially in the past two years with new data showing a severe shortage in all forms of housing. The Housing Industry Association’s Kristin Brookfield says [...]

After months of speculation the Reserve Bank of Australia has lifted its official cash rate for the first time in more than a decade. It has increased from a [...]