Chess Financial Group

08/09/2022

May you rest in peace as you have served a lifetime of your country

02/03/2021

No big surprise today RBA has kept the cash rate on hold at 0.1%

RBA’s cash rate remains unchanged at 0.10% for March in line with their previous guidance that they expected rates to remain unchanged for some time. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3uKn9tX

01/03/2021

Surging property prices across Australia

Some economists believe the RBA may have to start lifting rates as early as next year to deal with house prices, which rose 3 per cent in Sydney and 2.5 per cent in Melbourne last month.

25/02/2021

Bike friendly green space, working from home new planning blueprint for life after COVID 19

New developments will not impede the city’s nightlife, apartments will be built for people to work from home, and precincts will be shaped with Aboriginal values under fresh rules to transform Sydney’s urban image.

25/02/2021

Great debate over house or unit?

Australia has a great divide when it comes to property. And while demand has soared for one type during the pandemic, experts say things could change in 2021. This is why.

25/02/2021

Girl power to Editor in Chief for Vouge

At 16, Margaret Zhang started her own fashion blog in Sydney. Now, aged 27, she will take control of the Chinese edition of the Vogue fashion magazine powerhouse.

04/08/2020

Sydney property prices record largest monthly fall in 16 months as coronavirus impacts market

It is getting increasingly cheaper to buy in Sydney with the city recording its third straight month of price falls as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the market.

04/08/2020

Heatherton buyer outbids himself at auction to scare competition

Oddball tactics at a Heatherton auction left some bidders puzzled but worked a treat on Melbourne’s final weekend of property activity before six weeks of much stricter stage four restrictions.

04/08/2020

'Broken' housing system pushes gentrification from city to suburbs

University of Queensland researchers say gentrification has now spread from the CBD to a ring of suburbs in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

04/08/2020

Home listings jump 21% in Sydney as vendors rush to sell

Residential listings surged across all capitals in July - unusual for a time when the number of properties on sale usually declines.

04/08/2020

Regional property revival as city dwellers head for exits

The COVID-19 pandemic is sustaining regional property prices as the "new normal" of working from home makes living in the country more attractive.