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Government must revise infra pipeline: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... dollars of cost-of-living help in a way that takes the edge off inflation rather than add to it, and invest in energy and housing and skills," he said. The treasurer declined to answer questions on the appointment of a new RBA deputy governor, however ...

The Voice is not at the expense of the economy: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... takes some of the edge off inflation rather than make our inflation challenges worse," he said. "We've legislated the Housing Australia Future Fund and invested billions of dollars in affordable housing, working with the states." The treasurer reinforced ...

MaxCap, Australian Unity in social infrastructure partnership

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... student numbers are growing rapidly," Hulett said. "Currently, 25% of enrolments are international and are seeking quality housing given the dearth of on-campus stock, which represents only about 5% of supply." Hulett said student accommodation is a ...

RBA's multi-channel approach curbs inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... inflation. "A rise in interest rates contributes to lower asset prices. This is because asset prices - for shares, bonds and housing - depend on the discounted value of the expected future cash flows such assets produce," Kent said. "A rise in interest ...

Housing crisis costing Australia $64bn: Aware

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
A lack of affordable housing for essential workers in capital cities is draining the nation of $64 billion, with Aware Super saying that's how much the scarcity is costing workers, employers and the community. Aware Super has reviewed the socioeconomic ...

Cbus scolded over 'most galling conflict' in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
... newly released Freedom of Information documents that indicated Cbus has been lobbying for changes to the government's Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF). This drew his scrutiny, as Bragg noted Cbus is the only super fund to have publicly committed ...

Inflation rises to 5.2%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that the major contributors to the price increase included housing (+6.6%), transport (+7.4%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (+4.4%), and insurance and financial services (+8.8%). It said ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... increase in wealth of 74% over the period. "Contrary to the public image of 'mum and dad' property investors, investment housing is very unequally shared: the wealthiest 20% hold 82% of all investment property by value," it said. "They owned 78% of all ...

No bubble risk in Sydney housing market: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
Despite a price correction since the highs of 2020 and 2021, Sydney's housing market remains overvalued but is not at risk of a bubble, says UBS. The UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index ranks Sydney at 16th of 25 international cities in terms of housing ...

HESTA pumps $100m into BTR project

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
HESTA has committed $100 million to a new build-to-rent (BTR) project in Melbourne in conjunction with Super Housing Partnerships. The project is the first in Super Housing Partnerships' pipeline of BTR initiatives, to be located at 402 Macaulay Road ...