Our daily Melbourne property market updates are written by experienced property commentators, buyer advocates and investment experts. All have their finger on the pulse of the Melbourne property market.
Are the banks holding enough in reserve in their balance sheet for a rainy day? Martin North reports that bank profits were $35.2 billion to March 2015 and analyses the (APRA) Prudential Regulator of the Australian Financial Services Industry's quarterly ADI performance statistics. ...
The Sydney real estate property market seems to be locked in a "frenzy", so what will bring the property boom to an end? Pete Wargent analyses the latest housing finance figures and discusses the Melbourne and Sydney auction markets. ...
Catch up on the latest property market news in our weekly recap released each Saturday. In this week’s property market update we talk about the new apartments planned for South Melbourne, Southbank and Port Melbourne. We find out if Melbourne is on track to becoming the world’s densest city and if we have reached the end of the mortgage lending boom. ...
Is the state of Australia's economy unbalanced? Martin North of Digital Finance Analytics gives an insight into the current state of the economy after looking at the latest data from the RBA Credit Aggregates to end April 2015, the relative monthly movement in real estate property and the risky housing investment sector.
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Are you paying down your mortgage? More and more mortgagees are accessing offset accounts in order to reduce the interest payable on their mortgages and maximise repayments of the principal while interest rates are so low. Cameron Kusher of CoreLogic RP Data analyses the (APRA) quarterly (ADI) Property Exposures data for March 2015. ...
This week we look into apartment developments in Melbourne and why many of the apartments are being described as "dog boxes". Martin North discusses the potential impact of investor loans and we find out the latest design trends for kitchens and bathrooms. ...