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$40,000 wiped off the value of the average house over winter
1+ week, 6+ day ago (822+ words) September 1, 2026 — 12:01am Property values are falling in almost every suburb in the country, with $40,000 wiped from the median value of the nation’s homes through winter as high interest rates, the federal government’s budget tax changes and low levels of affordability crunch…...
Price wars in perpetuity: Discounts (and Ooshies) usher in Woolies’ resurgence
2+ week, 4+ day ago (638+ words) August 26, 2026 — 4:00pm The supermarket wars have stepped up a notch as Coles continued its run of strong results and Woolworths turned a corner, showing real signs of bringing back the fight to its major competitor. For the first time in years,…...
Should I sell my $1m investment property and put it into my super?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1104+ words) August 26, 2026 — 5:01am I’m a young retiree at 61 years. I have a $500,000 share portfolio and a 20-year-held investment property worth $1 million. I’m of a mind to sell the property and realise the share portfolio over the next four years, and slowly use…...
Five charts that explain what’s really happening with housing
3+ week, 4+ day ago (759+ words) August 19, 2026 — 4:04pm The deep drop in new mortgage applications is a stark illustration of how much the housing market has fallen – and some experts are warning we are yet to reach the bottom. Since the May budget, all four major banks…...
Retailers on the ropes as consumers all but close their wallets
3+ week, 4+ day ago (624+ words) August 19, 2026 — 3:50pm Punch-drunk retailers are attempting to lift themselves off the mat as consumers give them a dose of their own financial reality, keeping cash in their pockets. At the halfway mark of this year’s earnings season, the shareholder jury has…...