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Millennials want homes not retirements

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... concerned they're not on track to achieving the dream, with more than half saying it has been put out of reach by increasing housing and living costs. Despite concerns about the affordability of housing, more than half (55%) of those surveyed said they'd ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... reported in the same survey. US new home sales Weakening US manufacturing activity is being offset by strong gains in the housing market. Sales of new single family homes surged by 16.6% -- the fastest monthly growth rate since January 1992 -- to an ...

Retired mothers need financial help

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... research also found 60.2% of Australians supporting their parents financially in retirement have made a change to their own housing situation to do so, whether through building a granny flat for one or both of their parents (17.9%), moving in with their ...

Impact investing on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... if the strategy is right. "If you wanted to set up a multi-manager program on the private equity side with affordable housing as an impact theme, it would be quite difficult. That's why we say one of the main messages on impact investing is you have ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... resulted from a 4% increase in exports and a smaller 1% gain in imports. Australia new home sales Likewise, data from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) shows that sales of new homes in the country have again picked up pace, rising by 8.9% -- the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... to minus 1.0% from minus 0.8% in February due largely to a 5.9% drop in private road transport cost and a 4.2% fall in housing and utilities. Core inflation - which excludes private road transport costs and accommodation - inched higher to 0.6% in the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... target" -- and nary a jawboning word from RBA governor Glenn Stevens, should keep the A$ well-bid in the near term. US housing starts There was a big disappointment in the latest update on the US housing sector. Housing starts dropped by 8.8% in the ...

Super funds presented in-housing framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... insourcing their investment management has become clearer with researchers developing an industry framework that tackles in-housing complexities. The framework was presented at a recent Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) event in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... an increase was the sub-index for 'time to buy a major household item' - up 1.0% over the month. Separate indices for housing and employment registered mixed readings. The 'time to buy a dwelling' plunged by 9.2% in April and by 12.3% over the past 12 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Australia housing finance The number of finance home loan approvals increased by 1.5% in the month of February, less than market expectations for a 2.2% lift but marks a strong rebound from the previous month's 4.4% decline. A 3.0% jump in the number ...