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Market wrap for Strathfield – Burwood – Ashfield

September 2024 quarter Spring 2024 has already been a standout, with new seller activity reaching record highs for the month of September. However, buyer demand hasn’t kept pace, as many are likely waiting for a potential cash rate cut to enhance their borrowing power. This tempered demand has driven total supply to its highest level…

The buyer’s markets where no one wants to buy

Core Logic Property Pulse   •   07 Oct 2024 New analysis from CoreLogic has identified 65 markets in Sydney and Melbourne where values are below record highs from the 2010s and vendors are even willing to sell at a loss… but buyers aren’t interested. Housing affordability in Australia continues to deteriorate on several fronts. The rate of…

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…