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RBA holds cash rate

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate on hold at 4.35 per cent at today’s meeting. The latest inflation data is set to be released on 25 September, and today’s decision seems to confirm that inflation in Australia continues to slow. Read today’s official statement on the RBA’s website. The board’s next…

Australians pocket a record median profit of $285,000 when reselling their property

Research News   •   18 Sep 2024 Australian property delivered a median nominal gain of $285,000 from resales in the June quarter – setting a record high for the series going back to the early ’90s. CoreLogic’s latest Pain & Gain report (Q2 2024) analysed approximately 91,000 resales over the period, revealing 94.5% of transactions recorded a nominal gain,…

RBA reform hangs in the balance

by Annie Kane•14:35 PM, 10 Sep 2024•8 minute read The Greens are urging the Treasurer to use his powers to bring down interest rates, in exchange for them backing the RBA board reform. The Australian Greens have suggested they would help the government pass its bill to reform the central bank of Australia if the…

Home Value Index: Lower interest rates may take time to ripple through the housing market

Research News, Home Value Index   •   05 Sep 2024 CoreLogic’s Home Value Index (HVI) showed that the property market remained weak in August, with values down by another 0.5%. That was the sixth consecutive fall since February’s ‘mini peak’. Moreover, following revisions to previous months’ data as the index captures more information (July now down -1.0%), this now…