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Advisers doubtful over super home deposit scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... said. But in reality, the amount that can be saved through the scheme alone won't be enough for most home deposits in major cities, she warned. According to her analysis, a person earning $70,000 a year and salary sacrifices $10,000 per annum over three ...

CBA backs financial counselling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... specific skills and knowledge. This funding means we can provide practical, face-to-face training to financial counsellors in cities, and in rural and remote areas," Guthrie said. Guthrie added that the cost of studying is often a barrier to those considering ...

Sharing economy to reshape global real estate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... Uber and AirBnB) and the real estate sector, giving new meaning to the term 'clicks-and-mortar'. As more people live in cities, and the cost of physical space rises accordingly, underlying assets of industrial REITs such as car parks, storage units ...

The CPI report that confirms all biases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... property price index showed that the annual growth if the weighted average of house prices of Australia's eight capital cities steadily slowed from 10.7% in September quarter to 3.5% exactly a year later. This has rebounded to a 7.7% annual rate in the ...

Twelve million Aussies see benefits of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... will be run outdoors for the first time, with advertisements placed in high-traffic transit and retail hubs in capital cities, expected to reach more than nine million Australians. An accompanying print campaign - with particular focus on regional areas ...

China's off to a good 2017 start

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... tougher purchase restrictions to cool the property market, latest data show that average prices of new homes in 70 Chinese cities continued to rise, up 11.3% in the year to March that followed an 11.8% increase in the previous month. While this is the ...

Record adviser numbers attend Sydney ABDO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... warned of how Australia will suffer when interest and mortgage rates rise. The Sydney ABDO is part of a national capital cities tour that during March took the seminar to thousands of financial advisers across Australia. "Household debt is my big concern ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... slowing in price growth in Brisbane and Canberra. The weighted average of residential prices in Australia's eight capital cities jumped by 4.1% in the December quarter, following increases of 2.6% and 2.9% in the third and second quarters, respectively. ...

Not off the boil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... appear to be having little impact on property prices. Latest figures show that the average price of new homes in 70 Chinese cities rose by 0.3% in the month of February following four straight months of decline. This sparked last Friday's (17 March) ...

Steady as she grows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... markets, conditions are strong and prices are rising briskly. In other markets, prices are declining. In the eastern capital cities, a considerable additional supply of apartments is scheduled to come on stream over the next couple of years. Growth in ...