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Housing affordability depresses confidence: Westpac

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
Aspiring first home buyers remain fearful of their financial futures with new research showing the housing affordability crisis is impacting financial confidence. The survey, commissioned by Westpac, found the majority of first home buyers are not feeling ...

Fed gets green light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... wholesalers (up 0.7%), retailers (up 0.6%) and manufacturers (0.2%). Not only are the consumer and business sector advancing, housing is too. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) housing market index - a weighted average of "market conditions ...

Wages separate businesses from consumers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... explained that "the survey detail suggests increased pressures on family finances; concerns around interest rates; and housing affordability in NSW and Victoria are more than outweighing increased confidence around jobs." "Much of the weakness is likely ...

Major advice firm endorses first home super saver scheme

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... Industry Super Australia is doubtful of the scheme and said it will put retirement savings at risk and possibly drive up housing demand. Submissions to Treasury closed on Friday (4 August) and ISA argued that in guaranteeing returns through the use of ...

First home super scheme may not make it to parliament in 2018

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... by Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison last month said the Government was "launching the next phase of its comprehensive housing affordability package" by releasing draft legislation to help Australians buy their first home, and encouraged interested stakeholders ...

Crisis emerging in Australian retirement system: HILDA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... retirement system is under threat from a growing wealth divide across generations. According to the university's latest Housing, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, a third of young Australian home owners aged between 18 and 39 aren't ...

Australian businesses lift borrowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... this year. But unlike in previous months where credit growth was punctuated by acceleration in credit directed to the housing sector, borrowing by businesses picked up sharply jumping one third from 3.1% to 4.4%. This is consistent with the improvement ...

Jump goes the Aussie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... economic conditions in Australia, and the outlook for growth and inflation, meant that developments in the labour and housing markets continued to warrant careful monitoring."...the A$'s recent sharp appreciation would, in itself, slow the domestic economy's ...

PIMCO de-risks ahead of expected recession

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... moved from high-yield to investment grade. We like some asset-backed securities; in the US, we still like assets in the housing sector, like mortgage-backed securities. We don't see any signs of overheating in the US property market at the moment, plus ...

DomaCom launches affordable housing crowdfunding

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... DomaCom is partnering to launch a new crowdfunded investment vehicle, this time focusing on "resort-style" affordable housing for retirees. The partnership with Akuna Lifestyle Estates will see eight stages of development over three to four years to ...

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