Economy

Chief financial officers have become more optimistic about the prospects of their companies, according to the latest Deloitte CFO survey.

Sydney’s “exuberant” housing market might soon be further boosted after governor Glenn Stevens raised the possibility of another interest rate cut.

Vacant residential land prices continue to rise with limited supply, and with Sydney, Perth and Melbourne leading the way, according to the latest HIA-CoreLogic RP Data Residential Land ...

Property prices in Melbourne’s inner city have recorded massive rises since the start of the year, with Toorak up almost 16 per cent.

A new emerging credit regime has been tipped to produce faster turnarounds and better scorecards – but first lenders need to commit.

A lobby group has attacked several “myths” surrounding negative gearing, including the widespread belief that scrapping the scheme in the 1980s led to higher rents.

Westpac has reported a decrease in consumer confidence, which the bank describes as “a disappointing result”.

New credit data sharing proposals have been tipped to bring Australia “one step closer to comprehensive credit reporting”.

State governments have been urged to address the “chronic undersupply” of housing if they want to make property more affordable.

The rise and rise of apartment living helped drive a record level of home building during 2014.