MORE than one million Australians are now embracing negative gearing to the tune of an $8 billion annual tax break. But according to new research by the Australia Institute think…
The Reserve Bank decided to leave interest rates on hold in June with the likely prospect that the current settings will remain throughout 2014. The Bank indicated it was taking…
It's a phenomenon fast becoming known in the property industry as ''GOMO'': Grief Over Missing Out. Prospective buyers who pin their hopes on a dream home and are outbid at…
Foreign investors have “very odd” views about Australian property and fret that housing prices may yet collapse, according to a senior Australian banking executive. “Overseas investors have a very odd…
AUSTRALIAN housing markets displayed a generally resilient performance in 2011, reflecting the inherent security of residential real estate in this country, particularly when compared with housing markets in similar open-market…
Australia's property market is recovering with vigour thanks to the strengthening employment sector, according to CB Richard Ellis. The company’s executive director of research for the Pacific Region, Kevin Stanley,…
When yours truly was on Seven's Sunrise back in May it was acknowledged by both David Koch and myself that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would be unlikely to…
The Reserve Bank of Australia decided to leave interest rates on hold at 4.5% in June as they observe the impact that recent rate rises are having on the Australian…
When June-quarter property prices are released in the next two months, it's likely we'll see house price growth down markedly from the rates we saw in March and December. The…