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Master Builders: Qld’s building and material trade supply issues

By |2022-07-28T10:15:08+10:00July 28th, 2022|News|

1 June 2022 MASTER BUILDERS QUEENSLAND STATEMENT: QUEENSLAND’S BUILDING MATERIAL & TRADE SUPPLY ISSUES Builders and suppliers throughout Queensland are continuing to experience severe supply issues across all building materials and trades. This is having a significant impact on the progress of building works, as well as causing a massive increase in the cost of

Rents Hit Record Highs, Investors Give Relief Hope

By |2022-07-28T11:42:02+10:00July 26th, 2022|News|

Rents have hit record highs across Australia’s capital cities after the strongest growth streak in 14 years, intensifying pressure on housing affordability. But there are early signs the unprecedented surge in escalating rents will ease as vacancy rates stabilise and investor activity kicks up. Nationally, house rents rose 3 per cent over the June quarter

Property owners leveraging home equity to ‘get further ahead’: NAB

By |2022-07-26T12:17:12+10:00July 26th, 2022|News|

New research shows that property owners are unlocking the equity in their homes for a range of reasons but with the same end goal: financial security and certainty. According to the latest NAB Housing Market Insights Report, many home owners who have seen an increase in the value of their homes in recent years are

Challenging time for construction as costs rise

By |2022-07-19T09:53:46+10:00July 19th, 2022|News|

Labour shortage, the increasing costs of materials, and inflationary pressures are making the sector challenging for builders and homeowners. The past three months had been tough for builders and renovators in Australia as construction costs continued the upward trend, striking another record growth over the second quarter of the year. CoreLogic’s Cordell Construction Cost Index

Interest rates are going up – here are some tips to help you manage your mortgage

By |2022-06-14T14:46:50+10:00June 14th, 2022|News|

Interest rates are going up. Here are some tips to help you manage your mortgage The official interest rate has gone up again, this time by half a per cent. On a $500,000 loan, that's an extra $1,600 in payments per year, if the banks pass the rate hike on in full. Here are five ideas

Brisbane Joins World’s Top Price Growth Cities

By |2022-06-14T14:37:38+10:00June 14th, 2022|News|

Brisbane, the capital city with the fastest-growing property prices in Australia, has rocketed to 10th on the global list of annual capital city residential rises. According to Knight Frank’s global residential cities index, which tracks the movement of average residential prices across 150 cities worldwide, Brisbane has shot from 89th position at the same point

Skills Shortages ‘Challenge of the Decade’ for Australia’s Construction Industry

By |2022-06-14T14:15:09+10:00June 14th, 2022|News|

Worsening skill shortages will be “the challenge of the decade” for Australia’s under-pressure construction industry, a new report has warned. Construction job vacancies have increased by a massive 80 per cent since late 2019.  It is forecast that by 2023 there will be more than 100,000 unfilled roles in the sector. “This will be almost 50

How many Aussie’s invest in property?

By |2022-06-14T13:44:00+10:00June 14th, 2022|News|

It's no doubt Australian's love property. We love discussing, renovating, building, looking at and buying property. It's also undeniable we love investing in property, with about two (2) million or 21% of Australian households holding an investment property.  This number has increased by 13% over the last five years. Property Commentator Michael Matusik explains that of

Record rainfall causing construction delays

By |2022-05-26T08:13:55+10:00May 26th, 2022|News|

Record rainfall levels across Queensland is causing havoc for builders, as construction timelines blow out and labour shortages continue. Bureau of Meteorology have just released a new climate report that points to the big wet in NSW and Queensland extending for months.  The Special Climate Statement reveals that the 2022 southeast Queensland flood peaks haven't

What Labor’s victory means for property and cost of living

By |2022-05-23T15:20:18+10:00May 23rd, 2022|News|

It’s official – Australia now has a new PM after Scott Morrison’s defeat over the weekend. But what does Labor leader Anthony Albanese’s historic win mean for Aussies already feeling the pinch as our cost of living crisis rages on? According to H&R Block’s director of tax communications Mark Chapman, the change in government could

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