Economy

Jun 22 2021

When money has no value, there’s a prevalence of ‘gift lenders,’ and the property market ‘pretends’ to rise, says Semper director Andrew Way.

Jun 18 2021

Australia has the second-highest mortgage debt as a proportion of GDP among OECD nations, according to a new report.

Jun 17 2021

A report has called for a royal commission and the Reserve Bank to address soaring house prices, warning that the Australian property market is threatening the nation’s economic future.

Jun 9 2021

Credit agency S&P Global has upgraded Australia’s outlook from negative to stable, citing the government’s “swift and decisive fiscal and health response” despite sizeable deficits ...

Jun 7 2021

The Minister for Financial Services has faced some pointed questions around the new Family Home Guarantee, with a senator blasting its recently revealed pricing limits.

Jun 4 2021

The NHFIC has revealed the property price thresholds that are applicable to the Family Home Guarantee scheme announced in the 2021-22 federal budget.

Jun 2 2021

Treasury has confirmed that more than 50,000 workers have lost their jobs since JobKeeper ended, but employment is tipped to continue rebounding alongside Australia’s economy post-COVID.

Jun 1 2021

The central bank has announced its official cash rate decision for June, and said that it would be monitoring trends in housing borrowing “carefully”.

May 31 2021

Due to COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria, the Melbourne leg of the Better Business Summit and Better Business Awards 2021 has been moved to July.