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Prestige pockets of regional Australia take brunt of market downturn

Core Logic Research News   •   17 May 2023 Australia’s property downturn continues to take its toll on premium regional markets that benefited most from the mass exodus away from capital cities during the height of the pandemic, with softer values, longer days on market and bigger vendor discounts. CoreLogic’s quarterly Regional Market Update, whichexamines Australia’s 25 largest non-capital…

RBA raises cash rate to 3.85%

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the cash rate at May’s monetary policy meeting, taking it from 3.60% to 3.85%. The move comes despite the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ quarterly consumer price index showing annual inflation slowed to 7.0% in the first three months of 2023 from 7.8% in the December quarter. However,…

Home Guarantee expanded to enable more people to participate

By Annie Kane Permanent residents, co-habiting friends and previous homeowners will be able to access the Home Guarantee Scheme in July, the federal government has announced. The Albanese Government has announced that it will be expanding the criteria under the Home Guarantee Scheme, to enable more people to participate in the different guarantee schemes. Eligibility criteria…

National unit values rise for the first time in 11 months

Core Logic Research News   •   24 Apr 2023 CoreLogic’s national unit index shows unit values nationally increased for the first time in 11 months, increasing 0.6% over March. Highlights from this month’s Unit Market Update include: Outlook for the unit market The outlook for Australian unit values is starting to look more positive, with this month…