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Myth busted! Baby Boomers no longer own the bulk of housing wealth in Australia. We reveal who does, and how you could get started in the property market. As many Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) start to enjoy their retirements, they are passing the baton of property ownership over to the next generation. A new report by KPMG reveals that Gen X (born 1965-1980) now holds  more property-based wealth than any other generation . Not to be outdone, Millennials (1981-1996) are also...

Bad news for mortgage holders around the country: the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today raised the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85%. Today we’ll look at why it did so, and how this rate hike could impact your monthly mortgage repayments. Well, those  three rate cuts in 2025  were nice while they lasted! But  recent ABS inflation data  (3.8% in the year to December 2025) has the RBA concerned enough to start 2026 with a rate rise in an attempt to beat inflation back down to the 2-3%...

After a lengthy run of rising prices in 2025, some pundits are tipping property prices could keep climbing in 2026. Today we’ll take a sneak peek inside the experts’ crystal ball – and what it could mean for your home buying plans. 2025 was a great year for home owners, though a little more challenging for buyers, with  property prices climbing 8.6% nationally . And it seems there could be plenty of steam left in the market to push prices higher in 2026 – and again in 2027. A new report by...