Sean Clift - Buyers Agent

24/03/2026

The Iran conflict disrupts oil via the Strait of Hormuz, raising inflation in Australia and prompting potential RBA rate hikes. In Brisbane, this reduces first-home buyers’ borrowing power by about $30K per 0.25% increase, easing demand slightly while supply shortages maintain steady house prices. 🏠📈

08/02/2026

My Top 3 SEQ Market Tips

• Tip 1: Target Growth Corridors
Focus on Ipswich and Logan where units under $600K offer strong value—pair with QLD First Home Owner Grant ($30K) to boost your deposit power.

• Tip 2: Master Borrowing Power
Get pre-approved early using guarantor loans or First Home Guarantee (5% deposit entry)—this positions you ahead of competition in a low-supply market.

• Tip 3: Time Your Move
Act before Olympics-driven demand peaks; audit flood maps and recent sales comps for suburbs like Moreton Bay to negotiate confidently.
DM “TIP” for your free SEQ checklist, first home buyer. What’s your first step? 👇

12/10/2025

It now takes an average first-home buyer couple more than five years to build up a deposit to buy an entry-level home in Australia’s capital cities, according to the Domain First Home Buyer Report.

Here is an interesting article on how some buyers are getting their deposit together faster.

Savvy first-home buyers can use multiple strategies to shave years off the time it takes to build up enough money to buy, and not all of these tactics require dramatic lifestyle changes.

22/09/2025

RBA governor Michele Bullock acknowledged the pressure Australians are feeling regarding costof living pressures.

“We know that high inflation has pushed prices up across the board over the past few years,” she said.

Australia’s biggest banks have revealed what the RBA will do with interest rates just days out from its September meeting.

17/09/2025

Major banks are cutting rates, a likely rate cut by the Federal Reserve is likely to cut rates and the Government first homeowners grant come into effect in the next few weeks.

In my opinion this will lead to the perfect conditions for a significant spike in housing prices in the next 6-12 months.

This will make market conditions very challenging for first homebuyers.

If the realestate market has become too challenging and you need help to get into your first home, get in touch with me for an obligation free chat about how we can work together to help you crack the market.

One of Australia’s big four banks has shocked the market with huge rate cuts as the battle for new customers heats up.

25/08/2025

History shows that every time the government introduces a First Home Buyer incentive program, it has always led to an increase in house prices.

A new report for the insurance industry prepared by Lateral Economics has warned that the reforms could temporarily increase prices over the next year by up to 9 per cent for some homes and apartments.

Struggling first home owners rushing to enter the market under the Prime Minister’s expanded low deposit scheme are set to drive up the prices by as much as $90,000 next year.

23/08/2025

Very interesting research from The Daily Telegraph.

Data showed a Brisbane household on a typical wage would need to save their entire earnings for 104 weeks in 2025 to get a 20 per cent on a median-priced home. This up from just 28 weeks in 1975.

An alarming finding about the housing market has turned a long held Baby Boomer view on its head.

11/08/2025

It’s tough out there for first home buyers. Investors are going into property as a safe haven and driving prices up.

If you, or anyone you know is struggling to get into their first home, send them my way. We can discuss ways I can work on strategies to help.

I charge a flat fee not commission. For more information go to my website.

seancliftbuyersagent.com.au

More than a third of Australians believe they will never be able to afford to buy a home, according to a new survey.

The research from data comparison firm Finder showed 35 per cent of Australians - up to 9.5 million people - now say they will never own property, as the gap between income and the price of property rises to an all-time high.

READ MORE: https://nine.social/10gw

08/08/2025

Interesting forecast. Brisbane has certainly become almost unaffordable to first homebuyers.

New forecasts from KPMG predict a sharp dive in Brisbane house and unit price growth as soon as this year with even more dramatic cooling into 2026. See details: https://bit.ly/41udGJ2

27/07/2025

$3.1M for this abandoned 2 bedroom home in Paddington, Brisbane. What’s your thoughts?

A ‘super creepy’ Brisbane haunted house has sold to a new family for millions despite its owners mysteriously abandoning it 30 years ago. See details: https://bit.ly/3GtxGob

26/07/2025

This is absolutely fascinating!

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