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Property bubble debate heats up

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... dissuading Chinese investors. Treasury secretary John Fraser was the last public official to warn about fast rising house prices: "When you look at the housing price bubble evidence, it's unequivocally the case in Sydney," he told a Senate committee ...

Strong USD reflects (deflects) lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... "transitory factors". US core CPI inflation was at 1.8% in April - close to the 2.0% Fed target. US consumer confidence, house prices, new home sales and durable goods orders - a leading indicator of business investment - all came in ahead of expectations. ...

Aussie banks overpriced, undercapitalised: Perpetual

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... reserve (yes that happened last weekend in Double Bay). Investors in Australian banks should worry too." He said that house prices are over 50% above the pre-crisis level and the size of mortgages has increased twice the growth in income since 1984. ...

FEATURE: Australia's other love affair

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... Taxation Office (ATO) showing concern that the funds' ability to borrow to buy property could be behind the increase in house prices. ATO SMSF statistics show property investment grew at a rate of 14.7% in the year 2012-2013. The figure confirms the ...

May cut, may not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... economic growth, weak commodity prices, resilient Australian dollar, low business and consumer confidence, only Sydney house prices are booming, to name a few - they put forth only last month when nearly the same number of 'em were so sure of an April ...

Hockey contemplates first home buyer access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... pressure off the aged pension. The government should rule out such proposals immediately." "This proposal could inflate house prices and reduce savings that would otherwise grow many times due to compound interest," Whiteley said.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... Bank reported its worst quarter in more than five years and China's National Bureau of Statistics revealed mainland house prices fell again in September. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose 41.00 points, or 0.77 per cent to 5333.826.

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... Reserve Bank of Australia's Financial Stability Review on Wednesday morning which expressed concern about soaring house prices. Commonwealth Bank shed 82 cents to $76.48, ANZ lost 25 cents to $31.40, Westpac dropped 34 cents to $32.43, and National Australia ...

No drama at the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... non-mining economic activity is occurring, albeit gradually." The June quarter capital expenditure survey confirms these. House prices continue to rise but overall labour market conditions "remained subdued". No dramatic changes in domestic and international ...

China's communist and it works

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... in trouble (again and for the nth time) after the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released data showing that house prices fell by 1.1% in the month July. This is the third consecutive month of decline. House prices fell by 0.5% in June and 0.1% in ...