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AustralianSuper to shutter property option

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... media coverage that attributed the property option changes to AustralianSuper's view of an impending crash in property prices. Longo said falling housing prices wouldn't affect its holdings in commercial property. While AustralianSuper's ...

Chief economist update: Local and foreign love affair with Australian property

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... the total $55.9 billion spent on buying up Australian real estate adds to the flood of money that's sending property prices sky high. The US led foreign property buyers with A$13.1 billion worth, accounting for 23.4% of total investment in Australia's ...

Chief economist update: How do you solve a problem like Australia's housing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... of dwellings rise above $1 million."... and as per the ABS: "All capital cities recorded a rise in residential property prices in the March quarter 2021, led by Sydney (+6.1%) and Melbourne (+5.1%). Property prices also rose in Perth (+5.2%), Brisbane ...

To keep or not to keep JobKeeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... 107.0 in January. Confident consumers - with more money, more savings and more wealth - owing to rising share and property prices -- are spending consumers that, in turn, lifts business confidence. The NAB business confidence index jumped by five percentage ...

Chief economist update: Money plus confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... 130.1 points. Confident consumers - with more money, more savings and more wealth - owing to rising share and property prices - are spending consumers. This makes it hardly surprising that Australian businesses have also become more confident. The NAB ...

Household wealth hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... losses experienced in the June quarter. Holding gains of $73.6 billion on residential assets reflected a rebound in property prices as social distancing measures (restrictions on auctions and open house inspections) eased and economic conditions began ...

Land tax favourable over stamp duty: Survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... and prevents current owners from upselling." Cooke said removing stamp duty may result in a short-term boost to property prices. "Axing the tax now also means buyers who are currently saving can get more bang for their buck," he said. This comes after ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... strongly enough by then." And in a country with highly leveraged household debt - these payments ending could see property prices plunge in a downward spiral. "Our current expectation is that house prices will fall approximately 10%, however there is ...

Property takes $237m hit

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold," he said. The COVID-19 dashboard features data on sales value, median property prices, auction clearance rates, the house value index, REIT performance, market sentiment and the total volume of property sales. ...

Business unusual: COVID-19 threats facing real estate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... industry, even in areas which weren't affected, and now we have COVID-19 which also has a potential impact on property prices and serviceability." There has already been a sharp reduction in auction clearance rates, he said, with the preliminary ...