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Value versus growth: Market expectations in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... Powell has emphasised the need to closely monitor data. Inflation has decreased but remains around 3%, largely due to housing issues. "The market is now anticipating a couple of rate cuts and a smooth landing," she said. However, the risk remains if ...

Jinding funds management division spun off

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... investment strategy remains unchanged, which is to fund high-quality residential developments to meet the soaring demand for housing in Australia. "This strategy has proved to be very attractive for our existing clients and we want to provide Asia Pacific ...

Budget 2024: Additional $11.3bn promised for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
The Albanese government has made significant new housing investments in the Budget to help deliver a comprehensive Homes for Australia plan. "We're easing the cost of living - and we're building more homes for Australians. In the five years from this ...

Quality of retirement does not depend on super balance: Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
The Senate Economics Committee has handed down its Interim Report into existing and proposed super for housing policies. Chair of the Senate Economics Committee Senator Andrew Bragg said the Inquiry was recalibrated to assess how policy could improve ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... Schubert said a growing body of expert evidence showed the policy would not lift home ownership rates but would only make housing affordability worse while eroding retirement savings and leaving all Australians a tax bill. "It's economically reckless. ...

Performance test needs better metrics, durability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... around the lack of investment flexibility. Certain assets such as those related to the energy transition or affordable housing make it quite difficult under the current testing framework, given the objective to minimise tracking error, he said. Treasury ...

Super for housing 'economically reckless': SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... vehicle for retirement clearly damages home ownership prospects," he said. "That is why the Coalition supports super for housing." The SMC criticised this policy proposal to broadly extend the use of super for housing as "economically reckless" and dismissed ...

Aware builds property portfolio, adds 726 homes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
Aware Real Estate will build more than 700 homes to Melbourne's housing market across two major new developments in the inner and northern suburbs, adding to the city's supply of rental accommodation. The property group launched large-scale housing ...

South Australia recognised as 'economic leader'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
... construction work, and dwelling starts. The other indicators were retail spending, equipment investment, population growth, and housing finance. South Australia led in real economic growth, recording an economic activity that was 9.1% above its long-term ...

Australians need $1.6m for comfortable retirement: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
... assume even greater importance once people are in life after full-time work." This relates to health, social connections, housing-related issues, and living with meaning and purpose. "They give thought to that once they enter life after full-time work. ...