Economy

Five years after housing construction started to fill the gap of declining mining investment, HSBC believes national housing supply is now close to being worked off.

The headline index for consumer confidence jumped sharply last week, with views on ‘economic conditions over the next 12 months’ leading the gain.

The head of a non-bank lender has explained how tighter funding will put significant pressure on lenders with a loan book under $500 million.

Data for the 12 months ending 8 January 2017 has shown that the combined value of capital city homes rose by over 10 per cent year-on-year.

Fresh figures have revealed that the annual growth rate in job advertisements dropped to 3.7 per cent year-on-year last month.

Owner-occupied mortgage holders that are young and affluent are more exposed to incremental interest rate rises than any other group of borrowers, new analysis has found

The volume of approvals for new dwellings bounced back strongly during the month of November, particularly on the multi-unit side, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA).

A big four bank has announced that it will offer Australian babies born in 2017 a $200 contribution into their savings accounts, which they will be able to access when they turn 16 years old

One of Australia’s largest providers of lenders mortgage insurance has made changes to its premium rates for the first time since 2013, including a rise in premium loading for investors.

A Chinese real estate website and a multi-billion dollar internet company have partnered to create a new online real estate marketplace that provides Chinese buyers with overseas property ...