4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (74+ words) AFR The big risk over the next couple of years is a downturn in housing construction that crimps the supply of new homes and causes a squeeze on renters. But homeowners should worry less about what is likely to be…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (93+ words) AFR The key long-term question is what impact the tax changes from budget night have on the economics of the housing market. Clare O’Neil says she will not downplay the sharpest downturn in the housing market in 30 years, which is…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (80+ words) AFR National Australia Bank says house prices could keep falling for more than six months as investors assess changes to tax concessions made by the federal government and three interest rate rises this year. The bank’s economists said the downturn…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (70+ words) AFR The federal government’s $1 trillion debt milestone comes at a risky time as interest rates on government borrowing hit multi-decade highs in global bond markets. But it is not the relatively moderate level of Australia’s federal gross debt – 33 per cent…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (77+ words) AFR Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Andrew Hauser has warned the central bank will not hesitate to raise interest rates if key inflation risks materialise, as the government acknowledged rising costs were eating into wage gains. Speaking in Brisbane…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (83+ words) AFR Investors quitting Sydney and Melbourne drove the average loan size to record values in Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia in June as they chased higher capital growth than they could get in their home states. While the pick-up…...