1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (841+ words) Features > Property News & Insights > Market updates Every time home prices move, interest rates change or governments announce another housing policy, the debate usually centres on two familiar groups: first-home buyers and property investors. But according to one of Australia's leading…...

1+ week, 2+ min ago  (1065+ words) Features > Property News & Insights > Market updates For years, Australian governments have announced first-home buyer grants, shared-equity schemes, rent assistance increases and billions of dollars for social housing. Yet homes keep getting more expensive. Former Reserve Bank economist Peter Tulip believes…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (787+ words) Features > Property News & Insights > Market updates Following Parliament's approval of the Albanese Government's sweeping housing tax reforms, key housing industry groups have warned that a last-minute deal struck with the Greens could undermine one of Labor's central housing promises. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (913+ words) Features > Property News & Insights > Market updates Australia’s latest inflation figures have come in below market expectations, but economists warn the result is unlikely to be enough to remove the risk of another Reserve Bank interest rate hike this year. The…...

4+ week, 37+ min ago  (660+ words) Features > Property News & Insights > Market updates A group representing property investors has launched a fresh attack on the Albanese Government’s proposed negative gearing and capital gains tax reforms, warning they could create a “two-tier” housing market, distort investment decisions and…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (978+ words) Features > Property News & Insights > Market updates A new petition to Parliament calls on the Federal Government to abolish the Goods and Services Tax on new housing construction, arguing the move would do more to improve affordability and boost supply than…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1053+ words) Features > Property News & Insights > Market updates The Albanese Government's flagship housing tax reforms could leave Australia with thousands fewer homes, higher rents and almost 4,000 fewer construction jobs, according to new modelling commissioned by some of the nation's largest property and…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (715+ words) Features > Property News & Insights > Market updates Australia’s largest bank has warned the Middle East conflict will lead to up to 25,000 fewer homes being built over the next three years, as the conflict pushes up construction costs like fuel, freight and…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1216+ words) Features > Property News & Insights > Market updates Australia’s housing market is showing clear signs of cooling after several years of exceptional growth, with new analysis from Cotality suggesting higher interest rates and worsening affordability are beginning to slow buyer demand, particularly…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1173+ words) Features > Property Education > Market updates The financial squeeze for Australian households with a mortgage is tightening. But for borrowers willing to act, there are still ways to fight back, with strategies capable of saving you tens of thousands of dollars…...