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What the supply shortage means for the property market

After all the hours you'll spend finding the perfect block of land, designing your dream home, and getting it through the DA approval process, it's pretty heartbreaking to suddenly be told that you'll have to...

Reserve Bank warns home loan restrictions ‘may be adjusted’ if housing market doesn’t cool

The RBA has warned the community not to expect instant results from the banking regulator's move to tighten home loan application tests, with the changes potentially taking months to filter through to a cooler property...

Will the government crack down on high-debt home loans?

Pressure is building on the Australian government to crack down on high-debt home loans, while the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is weeks away from releasing macro-prudential policy framework. In a speech to the Australian Council...

New Home Builds to Remain High Until 2022

Construction of new homes will be strong well into next year as new home sales increased 5.8 per cent in August. However, meeting this demand will continue to challenge the construction sector as it deals...

Property prices rise by $50,000 over June quarter

Runaway property prices have continued to surge at a breakneck pace, lifting by 6.7 per cent, or $50,000, in the June quarter. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), property prices are now up...

Australia Up 12 Spots in Global House Price Index

Australia is one of the top 10 countries for global house price growth after recording its strongest growth rate since 2003. Australia ranked seventh overall with 16.4 per cent growth in house prices—up from 18th...

HTW: The renovation revolution of 2021

Renovation is a rite of passage among homeowners. Who hasn’t wanted to stand back and admire their handiwork, convinced our sometimes-meager efforts will yield a vast uptick in livability and equity? So, while renovation activity...

Are house prices going to normalise? Some experts think so

House price growth is about to fade back to its usual levels, constrained by affordability, a lack of development sites, costs and labour shortages. The latest forecast by NAB group economists showed while 2021 has...

Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic Games venues will be a mix of new and old. Here’s how it will look

The 2032 Olympics will catapult south-east Queensland onto the world stage, but there's a long way to go before the region will be ready to meet the demands of hosting the Games. Organisers have pitched...

How will the Olympics transform Brisbane?

Brisbane hosting the 2032 Olympics will benefit the entire state with a boost to jobs, property prices and wages, experts say. Brisbane was announced as the host of the 2032 Olympic Games at a ceremony in Tokyo last week....