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Dimon 'cautiously pessimistic' on US economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... and capital investment that led to plentiful jobs, wage growth, businesses making profit, and elevated stock and house prices. "But I would put two real 'buts' in there. One, is a lot of it is also fuelled by a lot of fiscal monetary stimulus ...

Super balances drive household wealth growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... percentage points to the overall 2.4% rise in household wealth. "Household wealth continues to be supported by rising house prices despite recent moderation in growth," ABS head of finance statistics Mish Tan said. "Strong performances in domestic and ...

CFMG Capital raises for $26m Brisbane project

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... a "prime opportunity" to benefit from existing market momentum, supported by the ABS' latest data, demonstrating house prices have continued to rise in the June quarter. Speaking of the appeal on the project, Thomson said: "Whilst offering close proximity ...

Household wealth rises in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... This was largely driven by residential land and dwellings, contributing 1.3 percentage points to quarterly growth. "House prices have continued to rise across most states and territories, despite high interest rates," ABS head of finance statistics Mish ...

Super for housing debate heats up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... allowing home buyers to tap into their superannuation could increase repayment capacity and put upward pressure on house prices, but argued that other factors, such as real wages growth, falling interest rates, and increased productivity also drive prices ...

How advisers can reap additional $2.1bn in revenue

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... other trends, advisers need to be mindful of the "new Australian dream of housing unaffordability" as the reality is house prices are steadily on the rise and out of reach for many families. "The reliance on asset growth as a primary investment strategy ...

Australian wealth rises to $16.2tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
... percentage points. "Rising asset values continued to drive growth in household wealth in the first quarter of 2024, with house prices continuing to increase," ABS head of finance statistics Mish Tan said. Superannuation assets contributed 0.9 percentage ...

COVID helped to reduce inequality: Productivity Commission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
... again. "Some lower-income Australians were able to save or reduce debt due to early government support. And although house prices soared during the pandemic period, the strongest price increases were in regional areas where house prices are lower. This ...

Quality of retirement does not depend on super balance: Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... addition, modelling by Super Members Council found removing the cap on using super for housing would push capital city house prices up by $75,000. The Committee also recommended that first home buyers who have used the proposed scheme to purchase a first ...

SMC says 'reckless' plan could cost taxpayers $1tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... $25 billion a year, the modelling found. Previous SMC modelling found the policy would simply raise capital city house prices by $75,000 - forcing future generations of young Australians to wait even longer to buy. SMC chief executive Misha Schubert ...