Insights

It’s one of the most common questions we’re being asked right now – when will house prices fall? What’s important to remember here is that absolutely nobody has a crystal ball to give you the correct answer – it’s all speculation – but at Direct Collective we have a long history of calling it right….

As the Australian economy recovers from COVID-19 and housing prices continue to increase, there’s been a lot of talk of late about when interest rates will rise and what impact this will have on homeowners and investors. Earlier this week a national Australian mortgage and rental affordability survey (https://fbaamedia.wordpress.com/2021/11/15/survey-predicts-looming-disaster-when-interest-rates-rise/) predicted ‘dire consequences’ for the economy…

THE SUNSHINE COAST: NO LONGER BRISBANE’S YOUNGER SIBLING BUT WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF GROWING UP TO DO For years the Sunshine Coast was seen as the younger sibling to Brisbane and sometimes also the Gold Coast, but the reality is the region is now growing at a rapid rate and outperforming our state’s…