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Homebuilding Costs Increased by 40%

Posted on by Laze Spasevski
  Homebuilding costs have increased by nearly 40% since late 2019, according to a speech by Reserve Bank assistant governor Sarah Hunter. Meanwhile, general inflation (referred to as headline CPI in the graph) has been less than 20%. So why have residential construction costs grown twice as fast? Ms Hunter said one reason is that building materials and labour have “risen sharply” si...
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Housing Scheme Milestone

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Housing Scheme Milestone
Housing Australia's Home Guarantee Scheme has achieved a significant housing scheme milestone by supporting more than 150,000 buyers since its inception in January 2020. First home buyers or single parents seeking assistance in purchasing a property will find this information interesting. The program limits eligibility, with property price caps varying by state and income caps set at $125,0...
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How Government Is Helping First Home Buyers

Posted on by Laze Spasevski
A new report from Housing Australia (previously NHFIC), demonstrates how the Government is helping first-home buyers. The report revealed that about one in three of all first-home buyers in the 2022-23 financial year used the federal government’s Housing Guarantee Scheme (HGS). Here’s what the typical participants looked like: First Home Guarantee: the median participant was in the ...
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Refinancing Topped $20bn

Posted on by Laze Spasevski
Refinancing activity has topped $20bn in August as revealed by the latest Australian  Bureau of Statistics (ABS). It is 3.9% lower than the month before but 12.4% higher than the year before. One major contributing factor to the rise of refinancing activity is due to lots of people coming off fixed rates right now. With this in mind, it’s no surprise that an enormous amount of refinancing i...
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Refinancing Remained at Record Highs

Posted on by Laze Spasevski
“Refinancing activity has remained at record highs in recent months, as borrowers continued to switch lenders amid interest rate rises,” according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Owner-occupiers and investors refinanced a combined $20.2 billion of loans with external lenders in June, the ABS reported. While that was 3.1% lower than the month before, it was 12.6% higher than...
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Home Loan Refinancing Surged

Posted on by Laze Spasevski
The home loan refinancing boom, which has lasted for two years and counting, surged to record levels. Refinancing activity has dramatically increased during that time from $13.7 billion worth in February 2021 to $16.2 billion in February 2022 and, now, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data, a record $19.9 billion in February 2023. The refinancing surge started ...
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Good News For First-time Home Buyers

Posted on by Laze Spasevski
There is good news for first-time home buyers as research from Domain shows that over the past year, it’s become significantly easier to save a 20% house deposit. In order to become homeowners, first-time home buyers must overcome 2 significant financial obstacles. They need to save for a lump sum deposit and they need to keep up with the monthly mortgage repayments. February 2022 data show...
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Housing slowdown – Nearing Its End

Posted on by Laze Spasevski
The housing slowdown may be nearing its end, according to new statistics from CoreLogic. While Australia’s median property price fell 0.1% during February, values then rose in some markets in the four weeks to March 15: Sydney – up 0.8% Melbourne – up 0.2% Perth – up 0.1% Brisbane – unchanged Adelaide – down 0.4% That said, it’s too early to call the bottom of the ma...
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Property Prices Set To Rise

Posted on by Laze Spasevski
New data from CoreLogic suggests property prices are set to rise. With that said, we might be near the end of the housing downturn. While Australia’s median property price fell 0.1% during February, values then rose in some markets in the four weeks to March 15: Sydney – up 0.8% Melbourne – up 0.2% Perth – up 0.1% Brisbane – unchanged Adelaide – down 0.4% Tim Lawless...
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Rental Income Rose During 2022

Posted on by Laze Spasevski
Rental Income Rose During 2022
Rental market conditions have strongly favored property investors during 2022 as rental income rose significantly. CoreLogic has reported that the median rent for an Australia investment property increased 10.2% during the year. The city-by-city breakdown was: Brisbane4% Adelaide9% Sydney4% Perth2% Melbourne6% Hobart3% Darwin1% Canberra3% During 2022, the nation...
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