cash rate
Agents on alert: How to win in a 4.85% rate environment
As rate pressure builds, Westpac is tipping three more hikes to 4.85 per cent – what does that mean for the property ...
Sales • 8 April 2026 • By Emilie Lauer
READ MOREAnother week, another hike: What does the cash rate increase mean for the property market?
The RBA’s second rate cut of the year is forecast to slightly slow housing growth, while entry-level demand remains ...
Sales • 18 March 2026 • By Emilie Lauer
READ MORECash rate call: RBA sets the tone again
At its third meeting of the year, the central bank announced the latest cash rate amid ongoing global tension.
Sales • 5 May 2026 • By Emilie Lauer
READ MORECash rate calm urged as inflation rises again
Inflation is on the rise again, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) most recent Consumer Price Index ...
Industry • 28 September 2023 • By Kyle Robbins
READ MORECPI figures extinguish rate hopes, but more pain is on the horizon
Opinion: Today’s inflation figures have all but destroyed any hope of an interest rate cut for those millions of ...
Industry • 26 November 2025 • By Liam Garman
READ MOREExperts slam 50-year mortgages for Australians
As Australia braces for another cash rate hold, experts have dismissed the idea of a 50-year mortgage, warning it would ...
Industry • 8 December 2025 • By Emilie Lauer
READ MORERate cuts: What areas will see the biggest growth?
The anticipated Reserve Bank of Australia rate cuts in 2025 are poised to boost the housing market as lower rates could ...
Growth • 10 February 2025 • By Emilie Lauer
READ MORERate hold keeps demand and property price strong
According to property experts, the RBA’s decision to hold the cash rate will steady buyer confidence, sustain demand and ...
Industry • 1 October 2025 • By Mathew Williams
READ MORERate hold may bring sellers out, but will buyers follow?
The RBA’s rate hold leaves the property market at a crossroads heading into spring, with tighter borrowing capacity and ...
Industry • 12 August 2026 • By Emilie Lauer
READ MORERate-easing cycle over, says major bank
Australia's biggest bank has predicted that the RBA has reached the end of the current rate-easing cycle.
Industry • 31 October 2025 • By Will Paige
READ MORERBA delivers Melbourne Cup cash rate call
The central bank has announced the latest cash rate target today, on Melbourne Cup day, concluding its seventh monetary ...
Industry • 4 November 2025 • By Emilie Lauer
READ MORERBA enacts 5th hold for 2023, but are we in the clear?
It was the first cash rate hold in the post-Philip Lowe era, but does the outcome of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s ...
Industry • 5 October 2023 • By Kyle Robbins
READ MORERBA hands down March rate decision
At its second meeting of the year, the Reserve Bank announced the latest cash rate amid ongoing global tension.
Sales • 17 March 2026 • By Emilie Lauer
READ MORERBA hands down rate call – what it means for real estate
The Reserve Bank has delivered its August cash rate decision, with millions watching closely for signs of relief.
Growth • 12 August 2025 • By Liam Garman
READ MORERBA hits pause, but rate relief still in sight
While the RBA’s decision to hold the cash rate in July has been a hit to mortgage holders, industry experts have offered ...
Industry • 9 July 2025 • By Gemma Crotty
READ MORERBA not intent on ‘smashing Australia’ into recession: Lowe
RBA governor Mr Philip Lowe has defended the central bank’s tactics to “navigate the narrow path”, a senate committee has ...
Industry • 17 February 2023 • By Fabian Cotter
READ MORERBA pause sparks busy summer for agents
Despite the RBA’s decision to hold the cash rate steady, the property market is expected to remain resilient into 2026, ...
Industry • 5 November 2025 • By Emilie Lauer
READ MORERBA springs September cash rate call on the nation
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revealed its September cash rate call at its monthly board meeting.
Industry • 5 September 2023 • By Kyle Robbins
READ MOREReprieve or rise? RBA hands down anticipated October cash rate decision
Australia’s central bank has handed out its October cash rate decision at its monthly board meeting.
Industry • 3 October 2023 • By Kyle Robbins
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