Why house price forecasts are lifting even without a rate cut
2025 started slowly for house prices – and the absence of a second rate cut mid -year might have cooled sentiment – but economists are now upgrading their forecasts as prices move significantly higher.Bank of Queensland is now calling a 6 per cent price increase for houses across the nation this year and next year.
Peter Monckton, chief economist at Bank of Queensland joins Associate Editor – Wealth, James Kirby in this episode.
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- In today’s show, we cover:Property prices get upgraded…but it’s only for houses
- Will apartments catch up this time?
- The cities set to rebound
- Why is negative gearing on shares shunned?
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