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Raiding super can worsen housing affordability: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... relatively low amount of money for a house deposit. "Indeed, given that the measure would be likely to lead to higher house prices, and thus higher required deposits, the prospect of home ownership could become even more out-of-reach for those with low ...

Coalition's super for housing scheme slammed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... home, but this idea won't achieve that - it would just make that goal even harder for first home buyers by making house prices even more expensive." Schubert said a growing list of policy ideas that encourage people to raid their retirement savings ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... process compared to previous years. "The challenges are particularly evident in the current housing market dynamics. House prices have surged, making it increasingly difficult for individuals to enter the market without facing significant stress. The ...

MA Financial issues first RMBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... increases if rates go up. "Despite the global challenges, we believe that RMBS are better protected now from falls in house prices than prior to the pandemic," he said.

KeyInvest, Mantis Funds launch investment bond offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... Dion Silvy said. "The climbing net worth of Australian baby boomers, supported by large super balances and record house prices, is predicted to cause a great intergenerational transfer of wealth," Silvy said. "The low-cost and tax-effective nature of ...

No bubble risk in Sydney housing market: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... and 1.5> is bubble risk. Sydney scored 0.67. After a brief period of market weakness between 2018 and 2019, Sydney house prices surged by almost 25% cumulatively across 2020 and 2021, UBS said. More recently, aggressive rate hikes triggered a new sharp ...

Lowe reinforces more hikes may come

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
... time," Lowe said. Cost of living pressure is squeezing household budgets across the country, with the decline in house prices slashing measured household wealth. "Since interest rates started rising, the average mortgage rate that Australians pay has ...

RBA hikes interest rates to 10-year high, flags further increases

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... expectations. "This is especially surprising to us given a range of softer domestic data recently - across retail sales, house prices, loans and credit growth, and employment and unemployment; the RBA didn't mention this," UBS said. UBS now forecasts ...

Downside risk dominates Australia's economic outlook: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... dominate, with uncertainty regarding global growth, commodity prices, and domestic developments surrounding wages, house prices, and tighter monetary conditions. As such, economic growth is expected to slow from 3.6% to 1.6% in 2023, before gradually ...

AFA president positive on industry outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... Australians have the highest median wealth per capita in the world because of our strong superannuation system and robust house prices. "I think the opportunities for those of us left are going to be tremendous," Perera explained. Nevertheless, he acknowledged ...
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