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Calls for CGT, negative gearing reforms 'unanimous': Mulino

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... failing younger Australians. While refusing to disclose modelling or confirm whether the proposed measures would lower house prices, Mulino repeatedly stressed the government remained focused on supply side reforms, including more than $45 billion in ...

Household wealth rises 2.5%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... points to the growth in household wealth, while superannuation assets contributed 0.3 percentage points. "Rising house prices continue to be the main driver of growth in household wealth in the December quarter," ABS head of finance statistics Mish Tan ...

Structural headwinds driving Australian capital offshore: Redican

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... that's leading to structural impediments to Australian households," he said. He also noted the rising gap between house prices and the average capacity for households to pay their mortgage rates. House prices have risen from three times household ...

Australians fearful of getting their investments wrong: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... they could only invest into one asset, despite data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing national house prices rose just 3.5% in the year to 30 June 2025 and rental yields sitting a roughly 3%. Further, about half (50%) viewed cash-style ...

Australian economy 'at a crossroads': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... the domestic front, after years of subdued growth, Australia's economy is rebounding, with consumer spending and house prices rising, the report said. GDP growth has reached 1.8% and is forecast to hit 2.2% by end-2026. However, employment growth is ...

RBA cuts rates, experts debate next moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... of households to lift spending as their incomes continue to rebound, though lower interest rates and likely higher house prices in coming months should eventually lift their animal spirits." Bassanese said he believes the next rate cut will come on Melbourne ...

Productivity woes endure in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... maintain their standard of living," she said. "For example, people may need to work more just to keep up with rising house prices, which has outpaced wage growth over a long period of time." She added that productivity growth is the engine that gives ...

Inflation figures point to May rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... necessary based on current macro conditions, including the tight labour market, resilient retail sales and rebound in house prices," Chesler said. "We would like to see a longer run of the trimmed mean being within the RBA's target 2-3% range before ...

Super for housing would benefit 4% of homebuyers: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... industry, including the Super Members Council (SMC). SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said the withdrawal will hike the house prices, instead of creating more new home buyers. "That would mean home buyers in future would have to pay higher repayments ...

Dutton doubles down on 'super for housing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... of Dutton's speech. "Raiding retirement savings for house deposits would just unleash a supercharged price hike in house prices, not create more new home buyers," Schubert said. "That would mean home buyers in future would have to pay higher repayments ...
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