Rates on hold for now as inflation sticks around

In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgages group discuss all the latest property market news. Has Treasury under-estimated the impact of the deposit guarantee policy for first homebuyers? They also discussed the big 3 property news stories of the week – Desperate homebuyers spending $804k in Sydney – Australia is a dangerous place as AI boom ramps up – The cities where investors are eyeing up property Stories – Desperate first homebuyers spend $804k in Sydney – Australia is a dangerous place as AI boom ramps up – Cities being eyed by investors

Listener Q&A - Question 1 – Is Queensland still a good place to invest? - Question 2 – Special levies keep cropping up - is this a problem for my investment portfolio? I own a couple of units in Sydney. Other News - Inflation bounces to 3% over the year to August – RBA holds rates as market pricing for the next cut is pushed out to May 2026 as the decline in inflation slows - Housing supply turnaround years away says RBA - Sydney and Brisbane CBD workers surge while Melbourne struggles to regain pre-pandemic heights - Rental costs shine a new light on the FHB guarantee - How long to fix Australia’s housing shortage

- Last one out, switch off the lights!” — Pete Wargent’s take on surging energy costs & inflation - Mortgage wars reignite as CBA offer Qantas points on home loans - First double-digit price gains since pandemic (Ray White) - Aussie home prices launch in September - Can we add density without wrecking our suburbs? - Aussie house prices ascend into bubble realm - Australia’s largest homebuilders ranked

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