Thinking of a tree change? You might find more affordable homes
Growing numbers of younger Australians are opting for regional living, and part of the lure of a ‘seachange’ or ‘treechange’ can be the chance to get more bang for your buck. As property values climb higher, the median home price across our combined capitals has just pushed past the $1 million mark . That’s seeing a rethink among plenty of Aussies, who are swapping city skylines for regional horizons. Relocations from capitals to regions are outpacing moves in the opposite di
Which generation tops housing wealth in Australia?
Myth busted! Baby Boomers no longer own the bulk of housing wealth in Australia. We reveal who does, and how you could get started in the property market. As many Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) start to enjoy their retirements, they are passing the baton of property ownership over to the next generation. A new report by KPMG reveals that Gen X (born 1965-1980) now holds more property-based wealth than any other generation . Not to be outdone, Millennials (198
RBA hikes the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85%
Bad news for mortgage holders around the country: the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today raised the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85%. Today we’ll look at why it did so, and how this rate hike could impact your monthly mortgage repayments. Well, those three rate cuts in 2025 were nice while they lasted! But recent ABS inflation data (3.8% in the year to December 2025) has the RBA concerned enough to start 2026 with a rate rise in an attempt to beat inflation back dow
