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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
... would suggest that indeed house price growth is slowing, but most of the result is driven by that from WA. Perth house prices increased a staggering 36.9 per cent over the year and the nearest competitor for returns was Darwin on 17.6 per cent followed ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2006
... good news for the US economy which has been dragged down by the weak housing market which itself showed that median house prices have now increased about $5,000 over the year to October 2006.

Daily Economic Round Up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
The returns to the house prices of the Australian capital cities has shown a weighted average return over the year to September of 9.5 per cent of which Western Australia property values increased a staggering 45.9 percent, Darwin a healthy 17.3 and ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
... pleasantly surprised by new home sales which were up by 4.1 per cent last month. However, the medians for new and existing house prices were down by 1.3 and 1.7 per cent suggesting that there was still a level of pessimism in the economy. A consequence ...

Housing and super can work together: Max Super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
... combining super savings and paying off a house has, however, been dismissed in the past because of fears it would fuel house prices, promote speculation and put upward pressure on interest rates. Other countries in our region have nonetheless overcome ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... which tallies to an annual growth rate of 6.4 per cent which is the fastest annual rate since December 2003. Perth house prices led the nation with a quarterly increase of 11.9 per cent taking the annual increase to 35.9 per cent. Although Sydney lagged ...

Flatmates to mortgage-mates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
... said Professor Bob Burrell, director of the Centre for Population and Urban Research at Monash University. Higher house prices and increasing numbers of individuals looking to purchase property does not bode well for potential entrants to the property ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
... declined by 6.9 per cent while multi-unit dwelling sales fell by 3.8 per cent. In spite of the recent recovery in house prices, the latest HIA survey shows that Australia's housing market remains weak and the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) lifting ...

Daily economic update

... US property market data continues. While other indicators such as building permits and mortgage applications and house prices trend lower, last night's report showed that new home sales rose by 13.8 per cent in March - the biggest increase in 10 years ...

Recovering house prices to sustain wealth affect

Using mortgage insurance demand as a leading indicator for real estate prices, PMI Mortgage Insurance (PMI) has found prices are generally moving upwards, confirming sentiment that the so-called property slowdown may be nearing an end. With real estate ...