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AMP chief economist says housing future messy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... bonds. This is the view of AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver, who recently penned an analysis on Australian home prices and interest rates. "The gross rental yield on housing is around 2.9% (after costs this is around 1%), compared to yields of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... estimate. But the Conference Board said its consumer confidence index fell to 88.7 in November from 94.1 in October. US home prices rose 4.9 per cent in September from a year ago as price gains continued to slow. LONDON - Lingering eurozone stimulus ...

China's communist and it works

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... to the Australian Financial Review (AFR), "China's property market is going through its worst slump on record..." "Home prices fell in 64 of the 70 surveyed cities in July from a month earlier..." Putin's nothing compared to this scare. Collapsing property ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... a rise in consumer confidence for May, a surprising increase in durable goods orders for April and an increase in home prices for March.

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... a rise in consumer confidence for May, a surprising increase in durable goods orders for April and an increase in home prices for March on the widely watched S&P/Case-Shiller index. Wells Fargo Advisors called the economic data "encouraging" in a market ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... consumer confidence dipped to 82.3 in April, below the 83.6 forecast by analysts. But, the S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices showed a rise of 12.9 per cent in February from a year ago. However, February marked the fourth consecutive month of slowing ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... deflationary risks threatening the recovery in the eurozone. US home-price index, the S&P/Case-Shiller report, showed home prices in the 20 biggest cities in January rose for the 24th consecutive month, up 0.8 per cent compared with the previous month. ...

A tall tale of a good story

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... 0.8% in December after rising by 0.9% in the previous month. Weaker alright. On a year ago basis, it appears that home prices have also weakened from 13.8% in November but at 13.5%, it's still growing at its fastest pace since early 2006 - yup, the boom ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... Australian market looks set to open flat following falls on international markets after a report showing a dip in US home prices and on worries about China. At 0645 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up one point at 5,411. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... sales, a 0.1 per cent drop in producer prices, indicating weak inflation, and a 12.8 per cent year-on-year rise in home prices in August, even as many cities saw smaller gains compared with July. Locally, no major economic news is expected on Wednesday. ...