For many Australians, saving for a deposit is the biggest hurdle to buying a first home. From 1 October 2025, major changes to the First Home Buyer Guarantee (FHG) will make it easier for more people — including single parents — to purchase property with a smaller deposit and without paying costly lender’s mortgage insurance
As winter comes to a close and we move into spring, the property market enters one of its most active and exciting periods of the year. This seasonal change isn’t just about longer days and warmer weather, it often marks a turning point in buyer behaviour, seller motivation, and overall market activity. Winter traditionally slows
As July comes to a close, the property market is holding steady through the winter months so far. While activity typically cools at this time of year, buyer interest has remained consistent, particularly for well-presented homes in sought-after locations. We’ve had our best selling month of the year so far, with low stock levels continuing to
Well just like that we’re already halfway through 2025. EOFY specials are aplenty, and it’s a great time to reflect on the market’s performance so far and consider what the second half of the year may bring. The standout theme for the first six months has been a noticeable increase in buyer confidence. Following a series
Welcome to 2024! The first month has flown by and with the holiday period now coming to an end we are excited to see what this year brings moving forward. As always, there is a lot of commentary in the media around the real estate market, inflation, cost of living pressures as well as what
And just like that Christmas is upon us and we are heading into the final month of 2023. November, like most months this year, has been an interesting one in our real estate world. An interest rate rise on Melbourne Cup Day at the start of the month led to a bit of uncertainty creeping
With less than 8 weeks to Christmas the Spring selling market is in full swing! We are seeing plenty of home buyers out there looking to secure well priced, affordable homes. There tends to be more home buyers looking to buy in at the moment rather than investors, which is a concern for the much
This year’s spring selling season looks set to be an interesting one. Property prices are steady, more stock appears to be coming onto the market and interest rates may have peaked. So we may see increased activity from both buyers and sellers over the remainder of the year. An interesting observation, however, is that within
And just like that Winter is coming to an end and with the amazing weather we have had this week we have launched straight into Spring. Interestingly, the Winter of 2023 was probably one of the best selling Winters that we have had in some time. This comes down to a number of factors, such
Welcome to your new 2023/24 financial year! It was a relief to see the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) leave the cash rate unchanged at its monetary policy meeting earlier this month. Following that announcement, July has been a great selling month with buyers having confidence in moving ahead to secure a new property whether
