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Adviser gap could boost equity release products: Homesafe

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... access equity without selling or moving. These products are "increasingly relevant" as populations age amid rising property prices, with significant net wealth tied up in an illiquid, non-cashflow-generating asset. Homesafe said home equity release can ...

Inflation 'uncomfortably high' as it rises to 3.8%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... moving decisively in the right direction. With unemployment still low at 4.1%, household spending resilient and property prices continuing to rise, it is no longer a question of if rates move higher, but when the RBA acts and how many hikes ultimately ...

Investors 'ignoring' volatility: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... owners and a widening divide with the rest of the population. "The Australian economy is heavily leveraged, with property prices now four times the country's GDP, raising concerns about affordability, resource misallocation, and long-term growth prospects," ...

Super balances drive household wealth growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... wealth was $16.9 trillion in the September quarter, which was 9.9% ($1.5 trillion) higher than a year ago. High property prices were the largest driver of the rise, contributing 0.9 percentage points to the overall 2.4% rise in household wealth. "Household ...

Can technology help advisers service the masses?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... has grown significantly over the last 10 years on the back of the 'Great Australian Dream' and growth in property prices. There are currently about 15,500 retail advisers some 2500 wholesale advisers who govern between 45% to 50% of this wealth ...

US better positioned to deliver strong returns: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... mining companies. "The reality with China is that it finds itself in a real slump. It's fighting deflation, property prices and construction are down around 30-40%, and that is GFC proportions." Pearce said it took a lot for other nations to work ...

Super for housing debate heats up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... this evidence, allowing prospective homebuyers to access their superannuation savings would drive up residential property prices faster than they otherwise would, particularly if, as it seems likely too, housing supply fails to keep up with demand. At ...

Calls for independent oversight on mortgage stress

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... Mousina said. "But, the probability of large-scale housing loan defaults, forced home sales and large falls in property prices looks low. However, consumer spending is still likely to remain constrained, especially as the unemployment rate rises."

Super for housing to exacerbate affordability crisis: Eslake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... proposed by the Liberal and National Parties during the 2022 election, and subsequently, will result in residential property prices rising at a faster rate than they would otherwise, especially if growth in the supply of housing falls short of the growth ...

RBA needs to 'rip the band-aid off' and hike rates: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... tight labour force will persist, and along with the government's recent 3.75% increase to the minimum wage and property prices surging, the chances of an interest rate cut have been pushed. "It is becoming a lot clearer with inflation at 4% and showing ...
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