Boom time: Australian home values surging at fastest pace in 17 years
04/03/2021
It's official: Australia's housing market is in the midst of a broad-based boom, with the national home value surging 2.1% higher in February; the largest month-on-month change since 2003. We...
SME credit demand improves, lenders begin next phase of COVID-19 support
01/03/2021
Things are starting to look better for small business owners across the country with just 5% of deferred business loans yet to resume repayments. Meanwhile, there are signs that business credit...
Tick tock – is time running out for first home buyers?
25/02/2021
The first home buyer market had a bumper year in 2020 due to modest declines in property prices, reduced investor activity, and a range of government incentives. But with those advantages tailing...
“On the cusp of a boom”: CBA’s assessment of the housing market
18/02/2021
Australia's housing market is on the "cusp of a boom", with house prices set to leap 16% over the next two years, according to the Commonwealth Bank (CBA). The head of economics at Australia's ...
Digital transformation: how does your business compare?
16/02/2021
How well placed is your retail business when it comes to its digital transformation? Today we'll look at some of the ways your competitors might be complementing their bricks and mortar stores with...
Back up for grabs: 1800 first home buyer scheme spots reissued
11/02/2021
Great news just in for first home buyers: the Australian government will reissue 1800 First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS) spots from the 2019-20 financial year. The 1800 spots...
Record-breaking: 5 big property trends in 2021
04/02/2021
After a bumpy 2020, 2021 is already rewriting the record books. From property prices, to interest rates, to refinancing - no matter which way you look records are being broken. Today we'll look at...
How will your business bounce back from 2020?
02/02/2021
If you're worried about how to recover from the horror show that was 2020, you're not alone. Two-thirds of Australian small to medium businesses feel the same way, research shows. As SMEs look...
How did your suburb fare during the COVID-19 crisis?
28/01/2021
When coronavirus broke out across Australia, doomsday reports tipped the property market could fall as far as 30% across the country. Fortunately, that wasn't the case. Here's how to find out how...
House prices projected to jump 30 percent in three years: RBA
21/01/2021
It's the document that was never meant to see the light of day. But a Freedom of Information request reveals the Reserve Bank of Australia projects a 30% increase in house prices if interest rates...
