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Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... controls in China and an over-indebted household sector could combine to create the 'perfect storm' for Australian house prices," according to UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce. BOOK YOUR SEAT: 2018 CHIEF ECONOMISTS FORUM However, the doom ...

Soaring education costs require financial plan: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... as the most expensive place to send children to school and in some cases the cost of tuition is exceeding average house prices - a vital investment decision by any means. The Australian Scholarships Group (ASG) Planning for Education Index shows the ...

Salt reveals retirement hotspots

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... less than in Melbourne. In Queensland, a shift from Brisbane to Hervey Bay frees up about $220,000 based on median house prices, and in South Australia, Victor Harbour is fast becoming a hotspot, with 34% of the population aged over 65 and retired. ASFA ...

OECD tells RBA to take a hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... inflation forecasts - and intentions for its rate hike prescription. "A tighter policy stance will ease pressures on house prices and will reduce the threat of the build-up of other financial distortions. Indeed, housing markets in certain areas already ...

C is the key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... unemployment rate is the lowest it's been in 17 years - and then there's the wealth effect from the rising stock market and house prices - the S&P/Case-Shiller national house price index rose by 6.1% in the year to August, the 14th straight month of ...

Property investing key to outlasting super

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... point - and Canberra is not too far behind. "In the past five years, incomes in Sydney have risen 15% on average, but house prices have risen 87%. It's simply unsustainable," ISA chief economist and report author Stephen Anthony said. The paper highlighted ...

Industry Super pushes for affordable housing asset class

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... Melbourne, with Canberra not too far behind. "In the past five years, incomes in Sydney have risen 15% on average, but house prices have risen 87%. It's simply unsustainable," Anthony said. The paper highlighted a number of solutions to tackle the affordability ...

Housing affordability depresses confidence: Westpac

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... deposit will have consequences on both the housing market and the retirement income system, ultimately increasing house prices and the strain on the Age Pension," the Financial Planning Association said in a submission to treasury. The FHSSS was originally ...

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

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... deposit will have consequences on both the housing market and the retirement income system, ultimately increasing house prices and the strain on the Age Pension," the submission said.

The 2016 Census as a guide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
Australia was in the midst of a recession; total population was just a little bit over 17 million; median house prices in Melbourne was $80,000 (in Sydney it was $115,825); there was rarely a traffic jam on the streets and you could take your pick of ...