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Moody Aussies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... is being hurt by recent headlines of politicians' travel rorts, the Centrelink debt recovery fiasco, expensive property prices (negative for buyers) and predictions of falling property prices (negative for property investors and home owners) - along ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... exports all declined in November from October while employment was flat at a low +1 reading. Australia residential property prices The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the weighted average of residential property prices in Australia's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... in the previous month. Australia new home sales Tighter lending standards, slowing wages growth and still high property prices may have finally broken the back of the Australian housing market. Latest data from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
Australian residential property prices Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed residential property prices in the country's eight capital cities rebounded by 2.0% in the June quarter. Although this is less than market expectations ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
NZ to require home buyers to have 40% deposit In response to surging New Zealand property prices, NZ banks have tightened the screws on buyers by decreasing the maximum loan-to-valuation ratios. Industry regulations require buyers to have 30% deposit ...

Brexit won't impact Australia greatly: Treasurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... they were widely expected. "There has been a run for the exits from some UK property funds by investors expecting property prices to plummet. The pound plunged, but has already bounced back a bit. Global sovereign bond yields plummeted, but not from ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
Australia residential property prices The weighted average of residential property prices in Australia's eight capital cities declined by 0.2% in the March quarter negating the 0.2% increase recorded in the previous quarter. The result is lower than ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
Australia residential property price index Residential property prices in Australia's eight capital cities (weighted average) increased by 0.2% in the December quarter. Though still higher than market expectations for 0% growth, the fourth quarter growth ...

WBC rate lift pressures RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... the new capital adequacy rules and regulatory controls on property lending, would eased the climb and climb of property prices (specifically in Sydney and Melbourne), removing the biggest hurdle that's preventing the RBA to cut interest rates some more. ...

From Greece's frying pan into China's fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... China's property "bubble" way back when was it not? The Chinese economy soldiered on despite the "collapse" of property prices. Sure, it slowed but that slowdown was at PM Li's command. By the by, this extrapolation published in the Australian Financial ...