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Challis Capital wins property mandate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... loan market for property developers. Director of Challis Capital Partners Bill Salouris said: "Foreign investment in the housing market, as well as an active market of mid-sized developers, is essential to address this shortage." "While there has been ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... Approvals for "private sector houses" increased by 2.3% in the month of September following three straight monthly declines. Housing approvals fell by 1.8% in the year to September following August's 6.1% drop and marking the fourth consecutive month ...

APRA marks New Year priorities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... there remains areas of vulnerability, according to the latest annual report from APRA. The report outlines risks in the housing market, the funding profile of the banking system, poor experience in some areas of insurance and the need for stronger governance ...

Spire Capital launches second US seniors housing fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
Spire Capital has partnered with a US-based private equity fund manager to launch its second US seniors housing fund. Working with Bridge Investment Group, Spire Capital aims to raise around US$2 billion over the next three years, over multiple closing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... by 0.4% in September - in line with market expectations - following similar gains in the previous two months. Credit to housing and to business went up by 0.5% (from up 0.5% in August) and 0.2% (from up 0.1%), respectively while personal credit dipped ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... September. US house prices As in consumer sentiment, two agencies tracking US house prices tell the same story. The Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA) house price index increased by a better-than-expected 0.7% in the month of August following a ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... haven't really touched on the issue at all". US existing home sales In contrasts to the earlier reported sharp 9.0% drop in housing starts in September, data on existing home sales leaves no doubt about the solid state of the US housing market. Existing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... +0.40pts) and modest support from consumer sentiment and dwelling approvals (contributing +0.15ppts on a combined basis)". US housing starts Because of housing's large multiplier effect on the economy, the Fed would be concerned at the latest stats that ...

Future Fund model for social housing

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
Australian states should each consider the establishment of a Social Housing Future Fund that would deliver returns of CPI plus 4.5%, and address the country's struggling public housing system. This is the thought of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... on a year ago (on a six month average basis)" supported by the stability in the domestic labour market. "Confidence in housing faded in October" with the 'time to buy a dwelling' index dropping by 3.3% in the month of October, led by a 10.5% dive in ...