If you’ve been reading the papers you’ll know all about the surge in new listings that’s expected after winter ends next week. It looks like this spring promises more of the same, whilst the RBA has been trying to cool…
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One in three Australian’s have an ambition to own their own business, proving Australia’s start-up culture is alive and well. A new report from NAB Economics, surveying 1,000 Australians, reveals a strong entrepreneurial spirit among aspirational business owners. Among the…
Nothing reflects more of what Muhammad Ali stood for than his quote “he who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life” Ali’s courage to pursue the right course of action as opposed to that of…
The Reserve Bank of Australia has delivered its decision from its monthly board meeting. Board members decided to slash the cash rate from 2% to a new record low 1.75%. Economists are saying underlying inflation is undershooting the 2% to…
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the outcome of its monthly board meeting. As predicted by a vast majority of experts and me (needed to get that in), the board decided to leave the official cash rate at a…
Changes to negative gearing policy could push rents up dramatically, while simultaneously putting a dampener on property values, new building and GDP, according to a new report. The report from BIS Shrapnel, predicting that changes to negative gearing could push…
Unless you have gold buried under the bed or a money tree growing in the yard you probably need to borrow to buy your next property. A pre-approval is a conditional lending document that is a must if your a…
Treasurer Scott Morrison has ordered the forced sale of eight residential properties illegally held by foreign nationals. Mr Morrison said the properties were purchased in Victoria, Queensland and NSW, with prices ranging from $200,000 to $5 million. The buyers were…
The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its final interest rate decision of the year at its monthly board meeting. The board confirmed most punters expectations by leaving the official cash rate at a record-low setting of 2 per cent,…
According to the latest NAB research Australian residential property growth has continued to surpass expectations in recent quarters, suggesting more limited scope for further gains. Consequently, NAB Economics has reduced its forecast for detached house price growth in 2016. But,…