RBA

Agents brace for tougher deals as fifth rate hike looms

The RBA’s inflation warning has put another rate hike in the firing line, throwing property deals into disarray and ...

Industry • 23 October 2026 • By Emilie Lauer

Agents face tougher sales as cash rate heads towards 4.85%

A fifth rate hike could put agents under fresh pressure, with tighter borrowing limits, cautious vendors and more ...

Industry • 3 November 2026 • By Emilie Lauer

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 • 18 March 2026 • By Emilie Lauer

Banks split on cash rate sentiment

The property market could see a period of reprieve, with potentially no more rate rises before August, stabilising ...

Industry • 27 May 2026 • By Mathew Williams

Cash 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

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 • 28 September 2023 • By Kyle Robbins

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 • 8 December 2025 • By Emilie Lauer

Inflation surge puts fifth rate hike in focus

Rising inflation and escalating tensions in the Middle East have raised the threat of another rate hike, putting the ...

Industry • 28 October 2026 • By Emilie Lauer

Moderate uptick in property sales expected as RBA lowers cash rate

Property experts anticipate the upcoming rate cut will ease borrowing costs and gently lift property market activity ...

Industry • 20 May 2025 • By Emilie Lauer

No Christmas miracle: RBA holds rates

At its last meeting of the year, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to hold the cash rate steady as ...

Industry • 9 December 2025 • By Emilie Lauer

Property market regresses by over a decade as RBA hands cash rate decision

At its sixth meeting of the year, the central bank announced its latest cash rate decision amid ongoing global tensions, ...

Sales • 29 September 2026 • By Emilie Lauer

Rate cuts or hikes? The big 4 are split

Economists at the big four banks have sketched out starkly different cash rate forecasts.

Sales • 18 June 2026 • By Charlie Tchetchenian

Rate freeze won’t halt property market momentum

Although the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has held the cash rate steady, experts say that the property market will ...

Industry • 10 December 2025 • By Emilie Lauer

Rate 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

Rate hold: Stability returns to property market, but for how long?

The property market is set to remain stable over the coming months following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to ...

Industry • 17 June 2026 • By Emilie Lauer

RBA decision sparks property market buzz

At its fourth meeting of the year, the central bank announced the latest cash rate amid economic headwinds.

Industry • 16 June 2026 • By Emilie Lauer

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 • 4 November 2025 • 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 • 5 October 2023 • By Kyle Robbins