Lucy Dean

End of NSW’s housing ‘reign’ is ‘within sight’

NSW has taken out the top spot in the latest Housing Industry Association Housing Scorecard, but there’s “every reason” to expect Victoria will take the crown in 2018

ECONOMY • Tue, 18 Jul 2017

Capital city dwelling values grow for nearly 20 years straight

Capital city dwelling values across Australia have fallen only twice in the past 20 years, according to new CoreLogic figures.

ECONOMY • Mon, 17 Jul 2017

Pepper takeover reflects 'latent' strength of non-banks

KCA’s bid to take over Pepper Group reflects Australia’s changing financial landscape, analysts have said, pointing to clampdowns on risky bank lending and the “latent” ...

LENDER • Tue, 11 Jul 2017

HashChing partners with e-conveyancer to remove settlement ‘pain’

Mortgage marketplace HashChing has partnered with an e-conveyancing platform, in a move designed to make the entire home-purchasing process “pain-free”.

ECONOMY • Tue, 11 Jul 2017

Society discourages investment to its detriment: Propertyology

Anti-investment rhetoric fostered by the media and the government has been criticised as being financially irresponsible by the managing director of a property market ...

PROPERTY • Tue, 11 Jul 2017

Artificial intelligence could help customers reach home ownership goal

An Australian bank will use artificial intelligence to assist customers in budgeting and reaching their home ownership aspirations.

ECONOMY • Mon, 10 Jul 2017

Australian housing market at ‘turning point’: HSBC

Australia is now experiencing the bottom of the interest rate cycle and the second half of 2017 will be a “turning point” for the market, economists have predicted.

ECONOMY • Sun, 09 Jul 2017

Nine in 10 resales gained profit in Q1 2017

Just over 90 per cent of Australian property resales during the March 2017 quarter earned a profit, earning vendors $20.9 billion in gains, new figures show.

ECONOMY • Thu, 06 Jul 2017

Chinese investment flows ‘decrease markedly’

Tightening lending standards and foreign buyer taxes have seen Chinese investment in Australia “decrease markedly from their peak”, an international property portal has ...

ECONOMY • Thu, 06 Jul 2017