Investors return to the property market, new lending figures show
The 3.5 per cent quarterly growth in the number of investment loans follows two consecutive falls.
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The 3.5 per cent quarterly growth in the number of investment loans follows two consecutive falls.
The "Trumpification" of the US Federal Reserve provides an unsettling backdrop to the Reserve Bank's August meeting, where it is expected to cut interest rates.
The Reserve Bank of Australia board is expected to deliver mortgage holders more hip-pocket relief in its upcoming interest rates decision.
Buyers and sellers waiting for the Reserve Bank's next move and the traditional boomtime that is the spring selling season.
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) latest report will be good news for government hoping to see the Housing Accord back on track.
FOMO back in the market with super competitive auctions making it feel like 2021 when rates were very low.
Meeting minutes have shed new light on the Reserve Bank's decision to hold rates steady in July, with Australia's low unemployment rate a concern for the board.
Australia's jobless rate rose from 4.1 per cent to 4.3 per cent in June, in a surprise outcome driven by a 34,000 increase in the number of unemployed people.
Businesses and mortgage-holders banking on a cut to interest rates will have to wait more than a month before the next opportunity for financial stimulus.
REINSW board member Jo Natoli fears tenant reforms could lead to thousands of properties taken off the market.