The Reserve Bank has once again left interest rates on hold at the historic low of 2 per cent. However commentary in the meeting, suggested a rate cut could be on the cards in the near future.

Auction clearance rates in Sydney and Melbourne hit their lowest points this year and capital city property prices flat-lined over October. This drop off, coupled with some banks raising their interest rate, is casting shadow over consumer spending leading into Christmas.

It will certainly be an interesting couple of months to end 2015, and likely to be a very different playing field to what the year kicked off with,