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Some people could read that headline and wonder why in the world we would think that – aren’t low interest rates ideal? So let’s explain. Since the GFC in 2008 interest rates have been low, looking to stimulate the economy. Few remember paying variable rates in the 9% range leading up to that time. Nor…

It has been over 30 years since ‘the recession we had to have’ in Australia, and over the past three decades the economy has experienced a stretch of growth with only a few brief downturns. That means that unless you are over 50 you haven’t experienced or worked through a recession in terms that you…

It was an exciting morning on the Sunshine Coast yesterday, with the Queensland Premier, Sunshine Coast Mayor, Olympian Leisel Jones and the Chair of the 2032 Olympic committee all presenting to the business community about the local opportunities arising from the 2032 Games. More than $16 billion of infrastructure investment has either been approved or…

When talking about the property market and predicting future trends, what we pride ourselves on at Direct Collective is our ability to look deeper into things. We have a well-developed and robust way of grading sources and information before it enters our modelling when we make our predictions. In developing our models we look for…

A survey released earlier this month has revealed more than 200,000 people are considering making the big move to Queensland…but where exactly are they going to live? The Property Council of Australia found 1 in 20 people from Sydney and Melbourne are ‘definitely’ or ‘probably’ looking to move interstate in the next five years, with…

When you picture a homeless person what do you see in your mind? Is it a lawyer sleeping on their friend’s couch? A single mum and her three children cramming into a family member’s spare bedroom? Tradies sleeping in cars? Families pitching tents? This is homelessness and reality on the Sunshine Coast. On Tuesday Direct…