Rowan Crosby
Rowan Crosby is a senior journalist at Elite Agent specialising in finance and real estate.
Fixed-rate mortgage bomb set to go off
Thousands of borrowers on fixed-interest home loans are facing an interest rate “cliff” and could be plunged into mortgage stress by the end of the year.
$8 million double apartment sale in The Horizon breaks records
A double apartment in Sydney’s The Horizon tower has sold for a record-setting $8 million.
Trading up is getting easier in New Zealand
Upgrading your home is gradually getting easier across New Zealand, with new data showing the premium to trade-up…
Risky lending falls as tough APRA rules kick in
The value of risky mortgages continues to fall after tough new rules from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority…
A unique spring selling season on the horizon
Despite the arrival of the spring season, sales activity is expected to be a little different this year…
Mortgage anxiety rises as the RBA continues to hike the cash rate
Rapidly rising mortgage rates could leave borrowers in serious financial trouble with new research finding two-thirds of homeowners…
Australia’s largest landowners buy NT cattle station for $70 million
Australia’s largest private landowners, pastoralists Donny and Colleen Costello, have expanded their cattle station empire to more than…
Brighton penthouse smashes the suburb’s price record
A new designer penthouse in Melbourne has set a suburb price record by millions of dollars.
Affordable suburbs you can invest in now across Australia
Despite the recent boom in property prices across the country, there are still plenty of affordable options in…
Inside the ‘Real Housewives ultimate girls trip’ Bahamas home
The Real Housewives are known for their life of luxury, however, during their recent girls' trip to the…
CBA cuts variable rates again for new customers
The big banks continue to cut their variable rates for new customers, in a bid to win more…
“Rough” conditions for renters continue in August
Pressure on renters continued last month, with vacancy rates for apartments and houses at extremely low levels while…
Overseas investors vying for Sydney’s Tech Central
Overseas investors are among the front runners vying for a slice of Sydney’s new big-ticket technology precincts.
RBA has “little choice” but to hike rates in September
he Reserve Bank of Australia appears set to hike the official cash rate at the September meeting with…
Perth property prices a mixed bag in August
Despite Perth property prices officially falling in August, 56 suburbs were able to buck the trend.
Regional reversal taking place as people move back to the cities
After a record few years for regional property prices, values have started to decline as regional migration begins…
Auctions surge as spring selling season gets underway
Auction activity is set to jump this weekend as the spring selling season sees a flurry of vendors…
Celebrity escapes you can enjoy for a night or two
If you’ve ever dreamt of living like a celebrity, now you can, with a range of stars' former…
Perth property continues to grow in value in 2022
Perth has so far been able to buck the slowing property market in 2022, with 29 suburbs seeing…
Are rent controls the right way to go?
Real estate bodies have labeled calls to freeze rents and cap increases out of touch with reality, fearing…
Top 5 celebrity homes in 2022 (so far)
This year has been a busy one for celebrity property purchases, with eye-watering prices paid for many of…
The long-term trend in property prices is “undeniably upwards”
Despite weakness in home values as interest rates rise, new data suggests the trend over the past 30…
Buyer demand is down ahead of the spring selling season
Buyer demand is slightly lower than average in many areas as the spring selling season approaches.
Queensland property prices begin to slow down
Queensland's rampant property price growth of the past few years has finally started to slow down.
New Zealand the “canary in the coal mine” for Australian property
Australian homeowners can look to New Zealand’s property market as the “canary in the coal mine” to determine…
Hope for NZ home buyers as housing affordability reaches a “turning point”
Housing affordability across New Zealand has reached a “turning point” as falling house prices and growing wages start…
Retail property still trying to recover: HTW
The retail sector has had a difficult few years and now faces the headwinds of high inflation according…
Vacant land sales activity continues to slow down: HTW
Vacant land sales continue to slow down across the country following a period of record high demand according…
Demand for hotel assets increase as travel returns and occupancy levels rise
A rapid increase in domestic and international travel has pushed hotel occupancy rates up sharply and increased demand…
Harvey Specter’s luxury penthouse for sale in Toronto
The penthouse of high-flying New York attorney Harvey Spectre from the hit TV show Suits is on the…
Current US housing downturn not like pre-GFC
The current downturn in the US housing market might not be as severe as the 2007-2008 crash that…
Is now a good time to buy a property?
Despite falling home prices and the prospect of a higher cash rate, now might still be the right…
The fastest-selling suburbs across the country
Camden, in Sydney's southwest, is the nation's fastest-selling suburb, with three-bedroom houses snapped up after an average 14…
Real estate developer builds voice-activated homes in Ghana
A real estate developer in Ghana has taken on the task of building a community of futuristic homes…
Property upswings trump downturns over the past 30 years
Upswings in Australian property have been larger and longer than the subsequent downturns where prices slightly decline or…