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Market wrap for Strathfield – Burwood – Ashfield February 2023 quarter By Dr Nicola PowellChief of Research and Economics February saw Sydney’s clearance rate jump to a sixteen-month high, at 69%. This marks the first annual improvement since late 2021 and the first time it has climbed above 60% in almost a year. At a…

RBA in the dark about fixed-rate borrower savings

by James Mitchell•05:50 AM, 20 Mar 2023 While it hopes those on fixed-rate mortgages are already saving for increased repayments, the Reserve Bank says it’s impossible to know for sure. In its latest Bulletin released on Thursday (16 March), the RBA explores the financial stability risks of fixed-rate mortgages. In an article titled ‘Fixed-rate Housing Loans: Monetary…

Positive trend for housing values through first half of March but bottom of the cycle could still be ahead

Research News   •   15 Mar 2023 The momentum in Australia’s housing downturn has been easing since September 2022, with value falls virtually flat lining in February. Sydney led the change as housing values recorded their first month-on-month rise (+0.1%) since January last year. This positive momentum has carried through the first half of March.  CoreLogic’s Daily Home…

Three years on from the pandemic: is the housing market going ‘back to normal’?

Corelogic Research News   •   13 Mar 2023 CoreLogic has released a new report unpacking how the housing market has evolved in the three years since COVID was declared a global pandemic. It’s been three years since the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, and Australian housing market performance has shown extraordinary, record-breaking figures. Some…

Breaking News RBA reveals March cash rate

by Adrian Suljanovic•01:30 AM, 7 Mar 2023 For the second time in 2023, the Reserve Bank has moved to lift the official cash rate.  The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has made its tenth consecutive cash rate hike, raising the official cash rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 3.60 per cent from 3.35 per cent.…

CoreLogic Home Value Index: Low advertised stock levels flatten value declines and maintain price floor

Core Logic Research News   •   01 Mar 2023 CoreLogic’s Home Value Index (HVI) recorded a sharp reduction in the rate of decline through February. The national index declined -0.14% over the month, the smallest monthly fall since May 2022 (-0.13%), when rate hikes commenced. A 0.3% rise in Sydney dwelling values was the most significant driver…