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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
Australia HIA new home sales Fresh data released by the Housing Industry Association (HIA) on sales of new homes has triggered concerns that Australia's housing boom is coming to an end. New home sales dropped by 9.7% -- the fastest since May 2006 - ...

Younger Australians taking up SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... an erroneous view that SMSFs are full of jewellery and artworks, or that they are driving first home buyers out of the housing market. "Indeed SMSFs are three-times more likely to favour commercial over residential property, albeit 3% of SMSF investments ...

Retiree expenditure remains modest: study

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... income households which appear to be spending more than their income. 15% of all retirees are renters; 8% have mortgages. Housing costs are significant for the minority of retirees who do not own their homes. Self-funded retirees enjoy a significantly ...

Majority of Australians without financial plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... view that generation Z spend more money on travel and entertainment than older generations (48%) and that the lack of housing affordability will be another barrier to wealth (46%). "Through our research we have identified different risk habits and financial ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... However, on a year-on-year basis, industrial production fell by 0.5% in July - the 11th straight month of contraction. US housing starts An across the board increase in building activity sent US housing starts up 2.1% to an annualised rate of 1211 thousand ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... while the six-month outlook dropped by 5.5 points to a reading of 23.7 - the lowest reading since February this year. NAHB Housing Market Index Continuing the trend of mixed readings for the US, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Housing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... reduction; and, the consumer confidence index had a lower starting point in May (95.1) than in August (99.1). Australian housing finance The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data that showed the total value of dwelling finance commitments ...

Opportunities ahead for Chinese outlet malls

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... long-term growth. "This includes the recent lowering of mortgage down payment requirements, which has strongly supported the housing market in the year to date. Overall, we see these actions as highly supportive of domestic consumption as a driver of ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... trillion in loans, according to figures from APRA. One third of these loans are to corporations and two thirds to households. Housing loans makes up 93% of these outstanding household loans of which two thirds is for owner-occupied housing and one third ...

BetaShares launches new sector ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... Australian banks appear relatively expensive on some valuation measures and are quite exposed to the fortunes of the local housing sector," Vynokur explained. "BNKS has an important benefit for investors, as by diversifying their banking exposure on ...