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03/02/2026

Rates are rising once again as the RBA today ditched its steady approach of recent months and jacked the official cash rate back up to 3.85%. Amid concerns that inflation may be starting to overheat again, monthly Read more...

30/09/2025

Today the Reserve Bank of Australia held the official cash rate at 3.6%, opting for a strategic pause, though some analysts still believe another cut is still possible this year. The decision is in keeping with the Read more...

12/08/2025

In good news for Melbourne mortgage holders, the RBA today lowered the official cash rate to 3.60%, down from 3.85%. Australia’s Central Bank explained that the 0.25% cut decision was ‘unanimous’. ‘Updated staff forecasts … suggest that underlying Read more...

08/07/2025

Despite widespread expectation of a third cut this year, the RBA held its official cash rate at 3.85% today. Australia’s central bank left the official cash rate unchanged today, surprising most experts and economists who had priced Read more...

20/05/2025

Mortgage holders are set for more relief, with the RBA today trimming the official cash rate to 3.85% — its second cut in three months. After holding steady at 4.35% throughout 2024, the Central Bank’s move marks Read more...

06/05/2025

Buying a house is usually the most expensive purchase in a person’s life. But in a competitive market, it’s also important to move fast: you don’t want to miss out on that perfect property because you Read more...

04/03/2025

For decades now we’ve heard of people moving out of big cities for the less frenetic pace of regional cities and towns. A ‘sea change’ or ‘tree change’ is seen as a way to slow down Read more...

18/02/2025

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Melbourne home loan mortgage holders will celebrate today after the RBA cut the official cash rate to 4.10% following its first monetary policy board meeting of 2025. Modest as it is, a few champagne corks might have Read more...

01/11/2022

The RBA’s official cash rate has been increased for a seventh time in succession, today rising from 2.60% to 2.85%. As Melburnians took a day off for ‘the race that stops the nation’, the RBA continued Read more...

25/10/2022

While renovations can be exhausting and disruptive, they can also dramatically increase the value of a property. Whether you’re renovating to stay or to sell, taking the plunge is a great opportunity to freshen your house Read more...

04/10/2022

The RBA has delivered a sixth cash-rate rise in a row, lifting it today from 2.35% to 2.60%   It means increased mortgage stress for many Melburnians with home loans, as the banks and lenders are sure to Read more...

06/09/2022

The RBA has lifted the cash rate again, hiking it from 1.85% to 2.35% today.   The cash rate has now been raised five times in succession this year, from a super-low 0.1% in April to today’s Read more...