Market Update Archives - Property Planning Australia

Cutting through the noise – In the news

Jun 15, 2020

Today’s pick of property, financial and economic articles include:

1. Nasdaq hits record close, confirms bull market
2. US stocks surge, erasing 2020 losses
3. Australia leads on economic recovery: OECD
4. AustralianSuper takes 25pc stake in build-to-rent platform
5. Total property listings increased in May
6. Housing values edge lower in May, while transaction activity partially recovers from a share drop in April
7. New home sales plunge as Victoria plans stimulus
8. The age of industrialised childcare is coming to an end (this might be wishful thinking, but, hey, why not hope for the best for our kids and spread a well-considered position!)

Cutting through the noise – In the news

Jun 11, 2020

Today’s pick of property, financial and economic articles include:

1. How to resume home loan repayments if you’ve frozen your mortgage
2. Buyers are surprisingly responsive to a rise in listings over May
3. History shows why we can have housing market confidence
4. HomeBuilder scheme: Backlash over who will and won’t receive money
5. Ardern to lift all coronavirus restrictions in NZ
6. Pressure builds for Australia to reopen
7. Deficit is not a dirty word: It’s time for bold fiscal policy

How to resume home loan repayments if you’ve frozen your mortgage

Jun 10, 2020

Our Founder and Managing Director David Johnston shares insights with Domain’s Kate Farrelly on how to resume home loan repayments if you’ve taken a repayment holiday as a result of Covid-19.

Market update – The HomeBuilder stimulus – What it means for home buyers, renovators, jobs, the economy and property market! (Ep.51)

Jun 5, 2020

The Property Planner, Buyer and Professor met this morning for a ‘breaking news’ recording on the $688 million HomeBuilder stimulus package announced by the federal government yesterday. The new package aims to safeguard the jobs of a million tradies, to prop up the construction industry which was teetering on the edge of oblivion.

Home owners, first home buyers and renovators will be offered a cash grant of $25,000 for building contracts and purchase of new dwellings signed from 4 June 2020 right through to 31 December 2020.

Market update – The view from the coalface, sentiment and push-pull factors (Ep.49)

May 27, 2020

In the ninth Podcast since Covid-19 took hold, we turned our thoughts to the property market forces at play, how sentiment is increasing as restrictions are easing and what’s on the horizon for property.

Market update – What’s ahead – the stabilisers, economic factors and what if’s! (Ep.47)

May 13, 2020

In this week’s episode we turned our thoughts to the property market and the multitude of forces that determine its trajectory. We look at the stabilisers, head winds and yes, even tail winds, despite what the mass media might have you believe!