SMSFs have retained their allocations to cash reserves despite a fall in term deposit and savings interest rates and should be rethinking their exposure to this asset class. READ MORE >

Following the Reserve Bank’s recent policy easing, Australia may see a substantial increase in housing credit demand this year. Such trends are expected to contribute to rising property prices throughout 2025. READ MORE >

Property prices in Sydney and Melbourne are expected to keep falling in 2025 as rising housing stock and economic pressures weigh on demand. Uncertainty remains while the Reserve Bank of Australia considers its next interest rate decision. READ MORE >

As national house prices rung in the new year with an end to their miraculous 20-month run of growth and a move into negative territory, sights are now set on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA’s) next interest rate play. READ MORE >

ASIC has released its Annual Report for 2023–24, acknowledging “the flow of capital from public to private markets” and the expansion of private finance.
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Property investors continue to plunge back into the market, far outstripping the pace of new loan growth among owner-occupiers and first home buyers. READ MORE >

Simon Arraj, founder and director of private credit investment manager Vado Private, noted that growth in business credit is outpacing housing credit. READ MORE >