NEWS UPDATE
NEWS UPDATE
Investing in commercial property can be an excellent way to diversify your portfolio, generate steady income, and build long-term wealth. Unlike residential real estate, commercial investments often deliver higher rental yields and attract longer lease agreements. However, they also come with unique risks and complexities….
Changes to interest rates could have less of an impact on household spending than traditionally thought, which means the Reserve Bank might have to hike or cut harder to achieve its aims. Despite the RBA hiking interest rates in one of its sharpest tightening cycles…
Property prices grew at the fastest rate in more than two years following the federal government’s expanded deposit guarantee scheme kicking in, but there is not enough evidence of a direct link between the two, housing experts say. Home values grew at 1.1 per cent…
Whether Australia takes the road to prosperity or stays in the slow lane depends largely on fixing productivity, according to a top Reserve Bank official. Australia’s economy faces three possible paths forward, RBA deputy governor Andrew Hauser told a room of investors on Monday. And…
Australians are scrapping over the last “patches of dirt” left in the inner cities as a chronic undersupply of homes pushes buyers to their limits. Fresh data from online listings platform Domain reveals a yawning gap between what buyers can afford to pay for freestanding…
Ground-breaking planning reforms aimed at speeding up the construction of homes in one state have been hailed as generational but some critics say serious environmental concerns are being brushed aside. The reforms passed in the NSW parliament with overwhelming bipartisan support on Tuesday night and…
In the shock inflation print that scared the Reserve Bank off cutting interest rates at its latest meeting, two items gave governor Michele Bullock particular cause for concern. After the central bank kept the cash rate steady at 3.6 per cent on Tuesday, Ms Bullock…
Aspiring home owners are facing more headaches as stimulus measures bring supply challenges into sharp focus. An expansion of the first-home buyer scheme appears to have turbocharged the growth in house prices that had already been occurring since the Reserve Bank started cutting interest rates…
No state or territory is on track to meet housing needs over the next five years and Australians lack confidence the crisis will be solved, a national scorecard has found. Independent advocacy group Amplify said the results of its research, tracking housing delivery and community…
Energy retailers say they’ve been blindsided by reforms promising free electricity to hundreds of thousands of Australians during peak solar power hours. The Solar Sharer program, announced by the federal government on Tuesday, would give consumers free access to electricity for three hours each day…
Home owners are unlikely to receive further relief on interest rates for the rest of the year after a surge in inflation. The latest figures showed headline inflation for the September quarter rose from 2.1 per cent to 3.2 per cent. It was the first…
House prices are rising at their highest pace in four years with Sydney poised to hit a once-unthinkable median of $2 million by the close of 2026. After bumper growth of 3.4 per cent in the September quarter, the median harbour city house value sits…
An age-old tax keeping empty nesters in huge homes while young families squeeze into apartments has drawn renewed ire from a frequent critic. Successive Reserve Bank governors have criticised stamp duty, the tax paid on property purchases. Australia’s average household size has been on a…
A concise guide to Australian first-home buyer programs, the Home Guarantee Scheme price caps by state/territory, and why professional advice matters. Original source for program details and caps: firsthomebuyers.gov.au Buying your first home is one of life’s biggest financial milestones — and the Australian Government…
Million-dollar homes are increasingly commonplace in Australia, with new research showing roughly one in every three suburbs pack a median seven-figure price tag. According to a new paper by Cotality, 195 suburbs have jumped into the exclusive club after strong housing market gains over the…
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