Low interest rates send Sydney property buyers on a spending spree
May 20th, 2013
One of the more useful insights into the Sydney property market over the past month was a speech given on 23 April 2013 to the Citibank Property Conference by Luci Ellis, the Reserve Bank of Australia's Head of Financial Stability Department. Ap
Read MoreDerelict homes worth millions
April 30th, 2013A former boarding house at 64 Mullens Street Balmain, originally listed with a guide of $900,000 attracted a swarm of interested buyers. It looked like a scene out of Mad Max - gates rusted off their hinges, graffiti covered walls and advanced stage
Read MoreRBA likely to continue rate cuts in 2013 after unemployment rise: Macquarie’s Brian Redican
April 29th, 2013The unexpected rise in the unemployment rate in March may prompt the Reserve Bank to begin cutting rates again, but not immediately, says Macquarie senior economist Brian Redican. The unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to a two-a
Read MoreSydney’s residential property market – has spring already sprung or is this a false dawn?
August 26th, 2009It is appropriate to reflect on the turbulent trends since the September 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers in an attempt to predict the likely trends in the Sydney property market leading up to the 2009 spring / summer selling seasons. The four key e
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