Federal Budget 2020: We have your back Australia
From the Desk of the Chief Economist – 07 October 2020Marked as a “the most significant Federal Budget to date”, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down Federal Budget 2020 overnight on Tuesday 6th Oct…
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First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS)
Overview First Home Loan Deposit Scheme places for the 2020-21 financial year are now available through our panel of 27 participating lenders. The First Home Loan Deposit Scheme is an Australian Go…
Strong Fiscal Policy in Place for Australia to Ride Out COVID-19
From the Desk of the Chief EconomistCOVID-19 is, without a doubt, a disruption and game-changer at the same time. There are many uncertainties at present, and quite a few “doom and gloom” stories on …
A Home… Or Smashed Avocado On Toast?
A look at how affordability is affecting housing aspirations for tertiary students in 2020 The perceived trend of millennials prioritising lifestyle experiences (such as buying smashed avocado on to…
From the Desk of the Chief Economist COVID-19: Why you should invest in property now
COVID-19 has taken us all by surprise, its power weakening our economy in a rapid manner over the past 3 months. So much so that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), who were positive in their projec…
Australian Bushfires | The Real Estate Perspective
PRD’s latest research report ‘Australia Bushfires | The Real Estate Perspective’ shines a light on the silver lining to the devastating impact many Australian communities have experienced. While ma…
PRD Changes In 2020
PRD moves forward on strategic business changes with a clear focus on growth for the future… As of February 2020 and after 8 years as Chairman and Managing Director of PRD, Tony Brasier has passed th…
Beyond The Bricks
We’re deeply saddened by the bushfires and the devastating effects they’ve had across Australia. Several of our PRD offices and their people have been bravely fighting for their homes and communities…
Just released: Q4 2019 Key Market Indicators
First home buyer confidence is slowly moving upwards.The number of first home buyer loans approved across Australia in the June quarter of 2019 was 26,250, which represents a -7.6% decline in the pas…
Q3 2019 Key Market Indicators
Consumer confidence holds nationally despite rocky footingJanuary 2019 saw Australian consumer sentiment at 99.6 index points, just below the positive line of 100.0 index points. Since then, consumer…
