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29 September 2016

Sydney ranks fourth among global cities most at risk of a housing bubble, recent research has revealed.

29 September 2016

Relying on two incomes to repay home loans presents “a potential risk [of] ‘mortgage stress’”, new research has suggested.

29 September 2016

One of the big four banks has completed and upsized its capital notes, raising almost $1.7 billion of additional capital.

28 September 2016

The Reserve Bank of Australia should be getting more help from the government in trying to boost the economy, a chief economist has emphasised.

27 September 2016

The fact that many Australian banks failed to pass on the full interest rate cut to their customers in August “wasn’t unexpected”, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s new governor-elect, Philip ...

27 September 2016

Mortgage arrears rose by four basis points to 1.14 per cent in the second quarter of 2016, which one ratings agency has said may be due to “high underemployment”. 

27 September 2016

Housing affordability, a planning system in need of reform and connecting new infrastructure with development are among the “toughest challenges for a growing Sydney”, a residential forum ...

27 September 2016

The latest ABS demographic statistics show that Australia’s population broke through the 24 million mark during the first quarter of 2016.

26 September 2016

A senior economist has commented that the US Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates could be both good and bad for the Australia economy, as it has potentially negative ...

26 September 2016

Potential oversupply and settlement risks on off-the-plan apartment purchases have not deterred the number of dwellings approved for construction across Australia’s capital cities, a report ...