To those who retired recently especially in the last 12-months, do you feel defeated? From 2019 to at least 2021, there was Covid, Income was...
Context: Horizon to retirement is 10y +/- 5 years aged mid forties by then. I only own a starter PPOR (now an IP, I'm in my spouses PPOR overseas...
Want to start this thread to mainly dicuss what you think about the current monetary policy. And what would you do differently if you were Philip...
We all know that the RBA is tasked with dealing with inflation and they have the one blunt tool to do so, interest rates. And we also know that...
Australia’s monthly headline inflation data for February slowed to 6.8 per cent, against forecasts of 7.2 per cent. The ABS said the most...
What does everyone think about the likelihood of ALP backpedaling (or significantly tweaking) the Stage 3 cuts? Already there is a build-up of...
ABS to release new monthly CPI Indicator from October the ABS will start releasing monthly CPI data like the rest of developed world. This means...
I guess this applies to property funding as well! "The era of Millennials and their Generation Z successors riding in cheap Ubers, sleeping on...
During previous downturns interest rates have been cut to stimulate the economy. This time if interest rates are reduced it will cause inflation....
Anyone else starting to get the feeling we may have reached peak inflation? While the bears are still frothing at the mouth, hoping for 50% price...
House prices over 40 years. Now compare that to wage inflation [MEDIA]
I was just reading an article about FHB’s in WA saying that most are leaning on their parents for a deposit and it got me thinking. back when I...
I believe that having the longest term for our house loan is a good choice. The longer the loan period, the cheaper the monthly payment, which can...
I believe it’s a good idea to borrow the maximum amount as long as we can comfortably repay even after interest rates rise in the future....
It seems inflation is bringing up the price of almost everything I've seen lately - property, cars, motorbikes, luxury watches, shipping prices...
I know I will get flamed for this :) We have prescribed to the theory that it’s always a good time to buy for the last 23 years and have been...
Hello guys, I want to buy land in Mt Atkinson and build my first home. I am a permanent resident and not eligible for the home builder grant which...
For a long time the belief has been that a vacancy rate of 3% is the sign of a market in balance. But for the last decade the national vacancy...
We all know house prices are rising, for select reasons be it low rates, low stock, high demand, fomo, etc But has anyone noticed everything...
Australia slips into deflation after CPI suffers biggest quarterly loss in 72 years Australia slips into deflation after CPI suffers biggest...
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