mortgage rates

Tomorrow’s RBA meeting isn't expected to yield a change, but August's meeting is 'live' for a rate hike according to Morgan Stanley.

There’s definitely a shift in interest rate expectations post April CPI, but a hike remains a low probability vs cuts are now very distant!

Markets were expecting the next move in interest rates to be down, but after worse than expected inflation data a hike is back on the table.

Mortgage rates have risen by less than the cash rate, although there has still been a substantial increase in loan payments.

In the midst of a potential banking crisis, with uncertainty and fear circling around regional banks and their holdings, let's talk MBS

After a 4.65% increase in interest rates this past year, why isn’t the U.S. economy tanking? And why aren’t retail sales plummeting? One reason, perhaps, is that...

The ASX All Ordinaries Index is up 8.0% since the beginning of the year. And, in contrast to its performance over the past 12 months, the ASX Small Ordinaries Index is...

Australian property market prices are falling, and rents are rising rapidly. Interest rates are rising even faster. In terms of mortgage payments, a 30%+ increase in...

The rate hiking cycle that investors are staring down is historic. After years of declining rates (more than a decade in the Reserve Bank's case), we are finally...

Staying nimble and remaining responsive to opportunities as they present themselves is one of the key aspects of how Neuberger Berman’s Adam Grotzinger is currently...

One of the key areas of focus during March was the strength of the residential market. What a difference six months has made! Back in September 2020, market...

Before COVID-19 hit, Nucleus Wealth launched an Australian property calculator. The idea I wanted to illustrate is that house prices are very sensitive to interest...

As news is emerging that Australian Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, will soon deliver a balanced budget for the first time since the GFC, one needs to ask if this is even...

Source: CoreLogic, AMP CapitalThe Australian property market - particularly Melbourne and Sydney - has gone from boom and FOMO in 2017 to slump and FONGO last...

For Australians with a mortgage, there’s a good chance life is feeling somewhat tougher – and for good reason. For one thing, mortgage rates are increasing....

While you may not follow movements in the bank bill swap rate (BBSW), right now they are worth paying attention to. You see, rates are on the rise. And that means the...

After raising standard variable rates on interest only and investment property mortgages in 2016 and 2017, the big banks have recently unwound some of these increases....