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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... from this component ease." WBC maintained its call for no RBA rate cut in 2016. US existing home sales Sales of pre-loved homes in the US increased by a higher than expected 5.1% to an annualised rate of 5.330 million in March, partially reversing February's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... 9.7% to 10.1% -- the fastest annual growth rate since July 2014. Purchases by "buy-to-let" investors and buyers of second homes ahead of April's increase in the stamp duty were reportedly behind last month's surge in home prices. Home buying and therefore ...

The lucky country may not be so for future generations

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... paint a different picture. It's concerning to see so many people worried about how their children will afford their own homes and live a comfortable lifestyle," said Hagger. Other issues uncovered in the report were concerns about employment stability ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... basis, total existing home sales rose by 2.2% in February following an 11% jump in the previous month. Sales of single-family homes declined by 7.2% (SAAR) in February and existing condominium and co-op sales fell by 6.6% (SAAR). The median price for ...

AustralianSuper makes major play for King's Cross

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... successful neighbourhood in central London," McGougan said. King's Cross is a 27-hectare central London development comprising homes, offices, schools, restaurants and shops. The site is adjacent to King's Cross Station, which services six London underground ...

Builder launches $40 million bond issue

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... four distinct business units in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. The group has built more than 2000 residential homes that are valued at more than $300 million.

HESTA makes first impact investment in affordable housing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... management rights for 995 existing affordable housing properties and the future development of up to 60 new social and affordable homes. Horizon Housing has properties and projects across 15 local government areas in Queensland and northern New South ...

NZ Super Fund invests in affordable housing

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... Ngāi Tahu Property and New Ground Capital have joined with the super fund to invest $106 million to build roughly 200 new homes in Auckland's Hobsonville Point. The land for the housing development has been purchased from the Hobsonville Land Company ...

Paying women more super not the answer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... with some policy around older women who, by statistics, live older than men." "[Older women] Who are still living in family homes that are too big for them, that are too costly for them, and to downsize they're putting untaxed money in to a taxed environment," ...

Seniors react to Commission's retirement housing idea

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... head without being forced to sell it or hock it as part of a reverse mortgage to pay for groceries," Christie said. "Family homes lock up a lot of equity, but this is the result of Australia's laissez-faire, free-market approach to housing. Australia's ...