Jun 2 2017
The state government has announced a raft of measures to improve housing affordability including scrapping stamp duty for first home buyers and taxing foreign investors.
Jun 2 2017
The Australian Bankers’ Association says the government was “forced to make concessions to the bank levy” after meeting with the big four banks.
Jun 1 2017
The prudential regulator has stressed that house prices are not its concern as it seeks to contain “heightened risks” in mortgage lending.
Jun 1 2017
A new report has recommended ‘broad-based land taxes’ replace stamp duties, arguing that policies which limit mobility impede the efficient functioning of labour markets.
May 31 2017
Treasurer Scott Morrison has revealed how the ACCC will prevent the majors from passing on the bank levy to borrowers and explained how the government body will show Australians “how to get ...
May 30 2017
The Treasury secretary has stressed that developments in the housing market continue to pose a risk to the economy, his second warning over housing in less than a week.
May 30 2017
The former CEO of an ASX-listed mortgage provider believes the 2017 federal budget has “brazenly copied swathes” of the UK’s “old playbook” by insisting on a bank tax.
May 30 2017
More economists are calling the top of the market ahead of the release of CoreLogic’s latest house price data this week.
May 29 2017
China’s credit rating has been lowered by Moody’s Investors Service amid concerns about rising debt and a slowdown in economic growth.
May 29 2017
Construction activity was weaker than expected in the first quarter of the year, hindered by a decline in residential building.
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