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Articles by Paul Moran

WA Property Market Update July 2023

July 26th, 2023

Happy New Financial Year! 2023-24 is finally here and with it, varying views on the likely outcome of upcoming RBA meetings to determine any cash rate movements. Economists and commentators from across the country seem to hold different ideas as to when rate rises will come, how many are on the cards, and when weread more

WA Property Market Update June 2023

June 30th, 2023

The cold weather is upon us here in WA, and the property market certainly hasn’t bucked the trend by warming up. The RBA’s interest rate rises in May and June caught quite a few off-guard, especially as even many of the most conservative commentators predicted at least a minor reprieve. The knock-on impact of thisread more

Understanding Near-Prime and Non-Conforming Specialist Loans

June 14th, 2023

If you’ve ever applied for a loan, particularly a mortgage, you’ll be aware of the hoops you’re required to jump through to get a loan approved by a lender, even if you decide to go with a broker. There are documents to provide, budgets to complete, and often a significant deposit to put down. Theread more

WA Property Market Update May 2023

May 25th, 2023

The end of the first half of 2023 is nearly upon us, and with it, the WA Property Market Update for May 2023. A slightly unexpected 25 basis point interest rate rise from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in May has seemingly not hampered the positive momentum of the broader property markets around Australia.read more

WA Property Market Update April 2023

April 27th, 2023

The end of April sees us into the second quarter of 2023, and the easing of interest rate rises may well bring a greater sense of certainty to the WA Property Market. Some would-be sellers held off listing their property for sale throughout 2022 as a result of uncertainty around where rate rises would end.read more

Is Your Fixed Rate Loan About to Mature?

April 6th, 2023

You would have to be living under a rock to miss the news about the RBA’s cash rate increases since May 2022, where we’ve seen it lifted from 0.10% to 3.60% with lenders following suit with interest rate hikes of their own. Throughout this time, many homeowners have been shielded from these rate increases whereread more

WA Property Market Update – March 2023

March 24th, 2023

Wouldn’t you just know it – as if the lasting impact of the COVID pandemic on the economy wasn’t disruptive enough, another layer has been added. Recent events in the US banking sector have amplified prevailing uncertainty and brought about accelerated change here in Australia. As with other disruptive factors such as interest rate risesread more

WA Property Market Update – February 2023

February 22nd, 2023

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll be well aware of the continued rate rises from the Reserve Bank throughout 2022 and into 2023. While this is expected to happen at least a few more times over this year, many commentators suggest that it’ll subside after a few months. Once it does, we mayread more

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