Matt Bell

Interest Rate Rise to Slow Housing Markets, With Recovery Now Expected in Late 2026 No more waiting forMarch quarter inflation data in late April, today’s decision felt inevitableonce all the big four bank economists fell into line with financial markets inexpecting the 0.25% rate increase. Share markets and consumer confidenceholding up in the face of global instability would have helped confirm theBoard’s decision. The daily deterioration in the oil price outlook would havegiven it some...

Victoria Land Primed For Comeback, As SEQ and Adelaide Rumble On Victoria’s land market is primed to begin a much-anticipated recovery in 2026, as other key land markets in South East Queensland and Adelaide continue to perform strongly, according to a new report on key land markets by Oliver Hume Property Group. Oliver Hume today released its latest Quarterly Market Insights (QMI)data for the December quarter, which analyses thousands of land sales across key markets in Melbourne, South East...