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Housing values continue to slide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
Australian housing values continued to decline for the third consecutive month in July and are set to drop even further when government support winds down, according to the latest research from CoreLogic. CoreLogic's home value index dropped 0.6% last ...

Chief economist update: A tiny bug takes down the largest economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... decrease in real GDP reflected decreases in consumer spending, exports, inventory investment, business investment, and housing investment that were partially offset by an increase in government spending. Imports, a subtraction in the calculation of GDP ...

AIST pushes for policy reform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... Trustees has pushed for greater regulatory reform, in a bid to scale up super fund investment in infrastructure, energy and housing. In a statement sent to state governments, relevant department heads and the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission ...

Tasmania leads the nation: CommSec

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... including economic growth, retail spending, equipment investment, unemployment, construction work done, population growth, housing finance and dwelling commencements. Tasmania ranked first on relative population growth, relative unemployment, equipment ...

Giselle Roux joins Melbourne boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... interest for the boutique include: environment and climate, health and education, and sustainable development (such as social housing). "Social and crisis accommodation is particularly amenable to profit-seeking capital because we can make an analogy ...

Pension funds apply pressure on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Insurance Office, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Financial Stability Oversight Council and various state offices. It urged the people working within each of ...

Changes to advice incoming: Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... would provide a better deal to members." Bragg said the super industry needs to focus more on helping Australians into the housing market, referencing research by Rice Warner and Grattan, which suggests those who own a home are more likely to avoid poverty ...

Chief economist update: Not easy easing restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... infections); a slowdown in the New York Fed's real-time economic index following a big rebound in May and early June; and housing market stress." (Factset). Indeed, "The path forward for the economy is extraordinarily uncertain," Powell said.

ATO extends WFH deductions

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... electricity and gas, and the depreciation in value of equipment and furniture used whilst working from home. Minister for housing and assistant treasurer Michael Sukkar welcomed the extension of the temporary arrangements, which he said, would make it ...

Land tax, not stamp duty: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... Estate Institute of Australia welcomed the call for reform, saying: "Taxes are one of the factors determining investment in housing and thus housing supply and housing affordability. The housing sector is one of the most heavily taxed sectors of the ...