Lucy Dean

What is wealthy in Australia?

A recent poll has shown that wealth is a subjective term, with some Australians believing that being “wealthy” means you’re earning between $60,000 and $80,000.

ECONOMY • Wed, 22 Aug 2018

How the Australian property marketplace could change

Affordability is often in the minds of the general public, and that, combined with rental opportunities, are reshaping the Australian dream of living in a home.

PROPERTY • Sun, 15 Jul 2018

Regulation is ‘squeezing’ property investors out

Tightened lending requirements have pushed investors out of the property market, which has, in turn, triggered the price growth slowdown, according to a new analysis.

PROPERTY • Fri, 06 Apr 2018

Recession is not the answer and will lead to ‘destruction’: RBA

The Reserve Bank of Australia has slammed claims that a recession is the only way for the Australian economy to improve, saying that recessions engender “destructive ...

ECONOMY • Fri, 17 Nov 2017

Where are Australia’s ‘hottest’ rentvestor suburbs?

Rentvesting popularity is growing and now accounts for over 30 per cent of all property investments in Australia, according to a new research, which also ...

ECONOMY • Fri, 06 Oct 2017

IMF ‘surprised’ by post-GFC debt appetite

The International Monetary Fund has expressed shock that advanced economies are still keen to borrow more despite the “widespread misery” following the global financial ...

ECONOMY • Thu, 05 Oct 2017

‘Melbourne has stolen Chinese buyers’: Juwai

More than 40 per cent of all Chinese buying inquiries in the year to date have been for Melbourne, making the southern city Australia’s destination of choice.

ECONOMY • Fri, 15 Sep 2017

‘Latent risks’ in housing market trigger Genworth downgrade

LMI provider Genworth has had its A3 credit rating downgraded by Moody’s, with the agency citing “high and rising level of tail risks” as the catalyst.

ECONOMY • Fri, 15 Sep 2017

More than 60% of young property owners 'over-indebted'

The average household debt across the country has nearly doubled since 2003–04 and young Australians are the most affected, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has ...

PROPERTY • Thu, 14 Sep 2017