Golden Finance reports that following a 4.9% rise in Australian house prices in 2024, Shane Oliver, chief economist of financial services company AMP, expects average house prices to rise by about 3% in 2025. However, he said the year would be split in two, with a weak first few months due to high interest rates and rising unemployment, followed by an improvement in the second half as lower interest rates ultimately provide a boost. effect. Oliver believes the Reserve Bank of Australia will start cutting interest rates by May and is expected to cut interest rates three times this year, each time by 25 basis points. (Golden Ten)