Property

The higher-than-expected lift in retail spending data from the ABS has raised the possibility of an impending interest rate increase.

House construction costs held steady in the September quarter after 16 consecutive quarterly increases.

The ‘Super Saturday’ event witnessed a remarkable surge in auction activity during the week ended 29 October.

The Treasury has revealed the types of financing and funding that will be available under the Housing Australia Future Fund and National Housing Accord.

The territory has announced the exemption as a way to improve housing choice, access and affordability.

Searches from overseas for both rental and for-sale properties are “skyrocketing” according to PropTrack’s latest report.

Confidence in the housing market continued to grow during the third quarter, the major bank’s recent survey has shown.

“One of the ways forward … is our ability to see what brokers see,” Bankwest’s Ian Rakhit has said.

Australia’s housing market is on the verge of a full recovery from the 2022 downturn.

The major bank’s latest property survey has found that market share of first home buyers sank in 3Q23.