Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman unpack a 25 basis point cash rate rise to a 14-year high, a 19.3 per cent year-on-year jump in national listings to more than 301,000, and a 42.3 per cent lift in distressed listings. They also cover the risks sitting inside bridging and guarantor loans, possible concessions on negative gearing and SMSF borrowing, and why rising offset balances suggest buyers are saving rather than panicking.
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A mystery buyer sets a new Queensland benchmark, Melbourne auctions hold up after the rate rise, and unfinished Sydney estates leave residents stranded.
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Phil Tarrant says it is "absolutely a buyer's market" after national listings jumped 19.3 per cent, with Tuesday's rate rise yet to show up in the figures.
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Praedium Partners accountant Jeremy Iannazzelli says it's the lenders, not the market, that will dictate the sale price if a borrower can't settle in time.
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The fifth hike of the cycle takes the cash rate to an 18-year high, and property industry figures are pointing the finger at government spending.
Money & market
The fifth hike of this tightening cycle lands as inflation reaccelerates to 4.3 per cent, with brokers warning investor cash flow and buyer confidence will take the hit.
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Property experts have flagged a risk that vendors who reject an offer then revise their price guide down in a softening market could breach underquoting laws.
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Gains accrued to 30 June 2027 keep the 50 per cent discount, and the tax office says it will be watching how investors value their properties at that cut-off.
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Leanne Pilkington says vendors who reject an early offer may be barred from advertising a lower price later, even after a job loss or illness forces an urgent sale.
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Buyers Edge Property's Jason Titus says Melbourne's entry-level market has already turned, with investors shifting money out of Perth and into affordable Victorian stock.
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With the Coalition pledging to wind the changes right back and One Nation polling at 30 per cent, Liam Garman says investors must model every political outcome.
Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman compare France's fiscal position with Australia's, arguing the tax and spending settings here are closer to breaking point than most Australians assume. They also cover the ATO's approach to small business, new underquoting and auction disclosure rules in NSW and Victoria, and what the SMSF residential ban has done to development pipelines.
Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman work through the spread of negative equity, from 20,000 Perth homes reportedly worth less than owners paid to a harbourside Sydney listing that was offered $28 million pre-budget and is now guiding $20 million plus. They also cover revised bank and economist forecasts, the unintended consequences of the trust and negative gearing changes for builders, falling first home buyer numbers, and One Nation's pledge to restore the CGT discount on two investment properties.
Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman unpack a sharp slowdown in transaction volumes, with Brisbane listings up 40% year on year against a 20% clearance rate, and NSW stamp duty takings down 23% in September. They also cover discretionary trust tax changes, the Victorian and NSW election promises aimed at property owners, and a heated disagreement over ASIC's latest look at mortgage broker best interest duty.
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