Maja Garaca Djurdjevic is the editor of nestegg and Smart Property Investment. Email Maja at maja.djurdjevic@momentummedia.com.au
Are the Olympics the break Brisbane’s property market has been waiting for?
The Olympics are officially headed for Brisbane, and although some 11 years away, the 2032 Olympic Games are expected to yield a positive influence on the city’s housing ...
HOTSPOTS • Thu, 22 Jul 2021
Could scrapping stamp duty lead to ‘more efficient’ use of housing stock?
The answer to current shortfalls in housing supply and soaring property prices could be the removal of stamp duty in favour of annual land taxes, a federal government ...
TAX & LEGAL • Tue, 20 Jul 2021
Big 4 extends freeze on foreclosures until 2022
A major bank has announced that it is extending the freeze on foreclosures it first announced in November 2020, until at least February 2022.
FINANCE • Mon, 19 Jul 2021
Australian house prices to expand by 16%, ratings agency says
Ratings agency Fitch has raised its home price expectations for Australia on the back of low interest rates and the extension of government support measures, with prices ...
HOTSPOTS • Mon, 19 Jul 2021
Banks asked to prepare for negative interest rates
Banks have been told to draft plans to deal with the possibility of zero or negative interest rates by April 2022, with the aim to evade potential “operation challenges”
FINANCE • Wed, 14 Jul 2021
House price growth tipped to slow despite RBA’s cash rate call
While the RBA continues its lower for longer rhetoric, experts now warn that other headwinds could slow property value growth.
HOTSPOTS • Wed, 07 Jul 2021
RBA makes cash rate call amid wild speculation
The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its first call on the official cash rate for this financial year.
FINANCE • Tue, 06 Jul 2021
Bad weekend for auctions as COVID uncertainty reigns
Auction clearance rates dipped considerably last week as a result of heightened uncertainty and ongoing localised lockdowns.
INVESTOR STRATEGY • Mon, 05 Jul 2021
COVID-19 did not dampen our love of apartment living, report reveals
Contrary to popular belief, new research has suggested that COVID-19 did not dampen our love of apartment living.
INVESTOR STRATEGY • Wed, 30 Jun 2021
