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Interest rate cuts are tipped to push property prices higher.

The suburbs where house prices will rise most when interest rates fall

House values in affluent neighbourhoods are likely to be pushed up faster by rate cuts, and buyers are already trying to beat the pack.

  • Elizabeth Redman and Jim Malo

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The Alexandria home drew a crowd.

Expat beats 13 others for $3.17m Alexandria home she only saw this week

Agents report a significant uptick in buyer and seller sentiment ahead of an anticipates interest rate cut.

  • Elizabeth Redman
Donald Trump says he loves the word tariff. Australians may not be so enamoured.

Four ways Australians will feel Trump’s tariffs on China

Donald Trump says tariffs will make Americans as rich as hell. They are likely to push Australians into financial purgatory.

  • Shane Wright
Just because an interest-only loan looks cheap, it doesn’t mean it is.

Why interest-only home loans aren’t as cheap as they seem

When it comes to investment properties, I see many clients opt for interest-only loans. However, they’re often a false economy.

  • Julia Hartman
Some home sellers are starting to shift away from auctions.

How nervous home owners are facing a slumping property market

Home vendors are trying to get the upper hand in a buyer’s market as they wait for a long-predicted interest rate cut to spark demand.

  • Elizabeth Redman

In 50 years, Trump will be remembered as just a puzzling footnote

No profession spends more time contemplating the future than economists. Are they any good at it? Well, no, not really.

  • Ross Gittins
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Last year, banks enjoyed a ‘safe haven’ status in the market which saw their share prices surge. But this trend could reverse with likely successive rate cuts in 2025.

Rate cuts are on the horizon. Will it spell gloom for big banks?

Banks upheld their “safe haven” status in the market last year, and share prices surged – but could rate cuts reverse this trend and make it tougher for banks in 2025?

  • Cindy Yin
Mortgage interest rates would up to 0.5 percentage points lower under more banking competition.

House values slide amid fears Trump trade war will hit interest rates

House values and rents are falling across Sydney and Melbourne ahead of an expected interest rate cut. But even that is at risk from Donald Trump’s tariffs.

  • Shane Wright
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock and the rest of the bank board face one of their biggest decisions in February.

To cut or not to cut? The pros and cons facing the RBA

From what’s happening in the home building sector, to the make-up of the bank’s board, the Reserve Bank has plenty to consider for a February rate cut.

  • Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
Mosaic owns the Rivers brand along with Noni B and Millers. The company called in administrators last year.

Profit warnings, shuttered stores: Retailers are desperate for rate cuts

The discretionary retail sector is hanging out for an interest rate cut to breathe some life into moribund sales growth and shrinking margins.

  • Elizabeth Knight

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