Craig Mackenzie

Will units maintain their value?

In recent years, we have seen an unprecedented number of units approved for construction. This is self-evident by observing the cranes dominating many of our capital city ...

SALES & MARKETING • Sun, 22 May 2016

Why the RBA and APRA are looking at Switzerland

Participants in the housing and mortgage markets are eagerly anticipating details of the much-talked-about ‘macroprudential instrument’ that the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

SALES & MARKETING • Mon, 27 Oct 2014

Why we need to pay attention to consumer confidence

History and statistics tells us there are two key drivers to the housing and related mortgage finance markets: interest rates and consumer confidence.

SALES & MARKETING • Wed, 07 May 2014

An up-to-date snapshot of the banking sector

Each quarter the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) publishes data on the exposure of Australian Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions (ADI).

BORROWER • Wed, 05 Mar 2014

Mortgage market overview- 2014

RP Data's view is that we will see growth in dwelling values slow to more sustainable levels in 2014, and broadly in line with income growth. In my blog today, I’m ...

SALES & MARKETING • Wed, 29 Jan 2014

Delving into the Sydney property and mortgage markets

The Sydney market has been the “hottest” property market over the past 6 months, with dwelling values increasing by approximately 11 per cent since June and 13

SALES & MARKETING • Tue, 26 Nov 2013