Month: December 2019

Boom time forecast for Brisbane’s housing market in 2020

Record low interest rates and cheap credit could boost Brisbane home prices by up to seven per cent in one year, a new report reveals. SQM Research’s Housing Boom and Bust Report for 2020, released today, forecasts an increase in home prices in the Queensland capital of between three and seven per cent — a.

Gold Coast property market holds strong despite fewer sales

The Gold Coast has weathered the storm that eroded the property market earlier this year, with house values holding steady despite fewer sales. CoreLogic’s latest Regional Market Update shows the city’s house values increased 0.3 per cent to $637,614 in the year to October despite the number of sales dropping 13 per cent. While data.

Government Accelerates $3.8bn Infrastructure Spend to Spur Economy

The federal government has announced it will put billions of dollars towards significant projects across the country, accelerating major infrastructure investments in a bid to stimulate the nation’s economy. Dismissing the move as “panic” or “crisis measures”, prime minister Scott Morrison announced he would bring forward infrastructure investment announcing $3.8 billion in funding over the.