by Wendy Chamberlain | Jun 4, 2019 | Buying a Home
The Reserve Bank has cut its official interest rate from 1.5% to a historic low of 1.25%. This was a widely expected result and is the first change in the RBA’s policy setting since August 2016. The RBA governor Philip Lowe suggested an upcoming rate cut in last...
by Wendy Chamberlain | May 30, 2019 | Buying a Home
It really does feel like the real estate market has given a collective sigh of relief, with the coalition retaining power. Irrespective of your political views, the uncertainly surrounding the impact of Labor’s policies on negative gearing and capital gains tax...
by Wendy Chamberlain | May 21, 2019 | Auctions
Melbourne’s auction market recorded an improved clearance rate of 63 percent on Saturday, up from the previous weekend’s 57 percent. Multimillion-dollar sales were noted in several capital cities over the weekend including Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane....
by Wendy Chamberlain | May 15, 2019 | Buying a Home
Purplebricks is to exit Australia after 2.5 years. I don’t think too many in the real estate industry are going to be surprised by this news. It just goes to show the importance of understanding your market and target audience, which is where I think...
by Wendy Chamberlain | May 15, 2019 | Auctions
Melbourne’s auction market recorded a 57 percent clearance rate on Saturday, down from 61 percent the previous weekend. The number of scheduled auctions also dropped to 489 from while the number of reported auctions was 326. The number of properties sold was...