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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... zero? More. Homeowners who still could afford to service their mortgages would be tempted to default, compounding the housing problem even more. Why? Because the government is rescuing only those in mortgage stress. Defaulting on their loans would put ...

Biggest Loser Part 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... sales at Officeworks went up by 3.9 per cent and Target's comparable store sales climbed by 4 per cent. Likewise, the Housing Industry Association and Commonwealth Bank First Home Buyer Affordability index improved by 39.2 per cent in the December quarter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... Institute Employment Report for February, a Dun and Bradstreet business expectations survey for the June quarter and the Housing Industrial Association affordability report for the December quarter. In equities, companies reporting first half results ...

More bombshells before the recovery

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
... and protracted recession. Potential homeowners will also be the beneficiaries of the market downturn with housing affordability going back to levels seen in the mid-1990s, said UBS Australasia chief economist Scott Haslem. Like James, Haslem predicts ...

Social investment MIS targets community projects

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... While the CIF currently only holds $2 million, Foresters is already developing other funds, including a Housing Affordability Fund and a Fair Finance Fund. Foresters boasts among its directors Cheryl Kernot, former senator and Australian Democrats leader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 191 points at 3,968. In economic news, the Housing Industry Association releases its HIA-Commonwealth Bank affordability report for the September quarter today. In equities news ...

Saved by the Fed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... relief to the credit markets. After more than a month of deliberations, the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will all take the lead role in ensuring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain operational and financially ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... was up 20 points at 4,949. Data releases today include the Housing Industry Association/Commonwealth Bank housing affordability report for the June quarter. Annual results are released by Babcock & Brown Japan Property Trust and outfitter Harris Scarfe. ...

Population growth hits 36 year high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... experienced during the period especially in the housing and construction sector, which partly contributed to the housing affordability pressures policymakers are now tryiong to address. Migration is now running at similar levels to that experienced during ...

Housing affordability report fails to deliver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
Housing affordability is like petrol prices in that it brings out the economic enthusiasts with their so-called miracle solutions. The latest set of big ideas is from the Senate Select Committee on Housing Affordability that this week released its major ...