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Homebuyer schemes speed up saving time

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... executive general manager of home buying Michael Baumann said. "Our data shows CBA customers who have used one of these home buyer initiatives have been able to enter the property market nearly five years earlier on average than they would if they saved ...

Chief economist update: Local and foreign love affair with Australian property

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
The Foreign Investment Review Board's (FIRB) 2019-20 annual report shows that just like Australians, foreigners are also in love with our local property market. The FIRB approved a total of 7496 applications for the purchase of commercial and residential ...

Chief economist update: Thank you, my frenemy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... subsequently metalliferous ores." No prizes for guessing but Australia's having it both ways. China's - by far its biggest buyer (accounting for 43% of total exports) - increased demand for iron ore and the soaring price of Australia's biggest ...

Putting the local property boom in perspective

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
Knight Frank's latest global house prices index has provided a bit of perspective on the red hot residential property markets of Australia's capital cities. There was a 7.3% average change in prices across 56 countries and territories, with Turkey experiencing ...

Chief economist update: Home sweet home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
"Boom boom boom boom!" - Vengaboys The Australian property market should adopt this as its official anthem. The property craze in this Land Down Under is best portrayed by an article in the Daily Telegraph telling the story about "a mouldy 1970s house ...

What to expect from the budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
Ahead of the federal budget tonight, there is already some good news for the superannuation sector and small businesses. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has released details about a few initiatives that will be included in the budget. The government will ...

Budget to boost home ownership rates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... the government guarantee up to 10,000 home loans to single parents with dependants over four years. Through the scheme, a buyer could purchase a home with a deposit as small as 2%, with the government covering the remaining 18%. The New Home Guarantee ...

Farmland value grows in all states

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
For the first time since 2005, every single state in Australia saw the price of farmland increase. The median price per hectare of Australian farmland increased by 12.9%, with the nation enjoying its seventh consecutive year of farmland value growth. ...

Outflows continue at IOOF

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... corresponding period's $180 million net inflows. In F ebruary, IOOF flagged it would drop 140 advisers and readied $32 million Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) spending in FY21 and FY22 as it pivoted towards the self-employed advice model. In the investment ...

Suncorp divests super unit to industry fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
Suncorp will divest its wealth division to an industry fund, transferring $6.4 billion in assets under management and 137,000 members. LGIAsuper will pay $45 million for the acquisition of Suncorp Portfolio Services and will retain about 130 staff that ...