Interest rates cut sparks first-time buyer frenzy in Melbourne

By | May 23rd, 2016|Banks & Finance, Market Information|

In case you missed it, we're talking about RBA's announcement the other week that they had cut interest rates from 2% to an all-time low of 1.75%. Real estate agents are reporting that this cut – the first we've seen in a year – has buyers splashing their cash like there's no tomorrow. “It’s pretty [...]

What the May 2016 interest rate cut means to you and the Property Market

By | May 10th, 2016|Banks & Finance|

WOWZA! We have hit a new record! Yep today the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to cut the official 2% cash rate by 25 basis points to a new record low of 1.75%!! The RBA decided to react in response to low inflation figures and a strengthening Aussie dollar it tool many official forecasters and [...]

What is inflation and how does it affect my back pocket?

By | April 7th, 2016|Banks & Finance, Market Information|

Have you considered how the price of chicken, petrol and postage stamps can influence your mortgage interest rate? They are in fact more closely connected than many people realise. That’s because these commodities — along with alcohol, clothes, education and more — help inform Australia’s Consumer Price Index, which is the biggest single contributing factor [...]