It's a new decade and a new year, as real estate experts from Urban Property Australia, Riskwise and the Real Estate Institute of Australia share their thoughts.
Five Aussies have called it in Auctioneering Championship finals
The 2019 Australasian Real Estate Institutes’ Auctioneering Championships is an all Australian affair after competitors representing New Zealand failed to make the cut.
Participants go under the hammer at the 2019 Auctioneering Championships
Contestants lined up today for their chance to come away with the top prize at this year's Australasian Real Estate Institute's 2019 Auctioneering Championships.
Real Estate Institute of Australia President Adrian Kelly said overall the figures for June 2019 show, in seasonally adjusted terms, that the number of owner-occupied finance commitments excluding refinancing increased by 0.4 per cent.
Housing finance figures show cautious optimism, Mortgage Choice
The May 2019 Lending to Households and Business figures show the number of loans for housing, excluding refinancing, continues to decline at a slower rate, despite first home buyer demand spiking.
Australians think it's a good time to purchase property, despite thinking house prices will fall further, Westpac survey reveals
Westpac's monthly consumer sentiment survey reveals most Australians believe now is the best time to buy a house, despite thinking house prices will fall further still.
New Zealand's Andrew North is Australasian Auctioneer of 2018
Andrew North of New Zealand has been crowned the Real Estate Institute's Australasian Auctioneer of 2018, while Vincent Doran from Underdale High School in South Australia won the Australasian Schools Auctioneering Championships overnight in Auckland.