cash rate

Another 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 • By Emilie Lauer

Cash 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 • By Kyle Robbins

CPI 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 • By Liam Garman

Experts 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 • By Emilie Lauer

Rate 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 • By Emilie Lauer

Rate 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 • By Mathew Williams

Rate-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 • By Will Paige

RBA 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 • By Emilie Lauer

RBA 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 • By Kyle Robbins

RBA 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 • By Emilie Lauer

RBA 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 • By Liam Garman

RBA 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 • By Gemma Crotty

RBA 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 • By Fabian Cotter

RBA 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 • By Emilie Lauer

RBA 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 • By Kyle Robbins

Reprieve 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 • By Kyle Robbins