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RBA admits rates hurting economy - warns more hikes still needed
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (456+ words) Updated 30 Jun 2026, 1: 31pm First published 30 Jun 2026, 1: 22pm The Reserve Bank has made its clearest admission yet Australia's high interest rates are now slowing the economy " while warning it is still prepared to hike again if inflation doesn't fall. Minutes from the RBA's…...
Rates, regulation, rebound? Australia's property market cycle explained
22+ hour, 56+ min ago (1406+ words) First published 29 Jun 2026, 3: 47pm The housing market moves in cycles, and a pullback in prices following record highs fits a familiar pattern. Several years of strong growth took values to new highs earlier this year, before a resumption of interest rate…...
From tax to interest rates to refinancing: How property owners can end the financial year a step ahead
1+ day, 41+ min ago (1327+ words) Updated 29 Jun 2026, 2: 02pm First published 29 Jun 2026, 2: 01pm The end of the financial year is fast approaching and for many mortgage holders now is the time to take stock of your home financing and make giving it a health check a top priority....
Sydney property market in decline as buyers flee auctions after tax changes
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (958+ words) First published 29 Jun 2026, 12: 14pm Panicked homebuyers have abandoned Sydney's normally packed auctions since Labor's bombshell May budget tax "reforms. Auction clearance rates have deteriorated to levels similar to those experienced during the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, with Sydney "copping its seventh…...
Falling quickly: Expert warns Qld housing correction could last years
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (904+ words) Updated 28 Jun 2026, 5: 04am First published 28 Jun 2026, 5: 00am Queensland homeowners have been warned to brace for the state's first major property downturn in years, with one leading analyst predicting Labor's tax crackdown on investors could trigger a housing correction lasting until 2029. SQM Research…...
Priced out: experts warn First Home Owners Grant no longer enough for buyers
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (983+ words) Updated 28 Jun 2026, 5: 04am First published 28 Jun 2026, 5: 00am The Queensland Government is spending $62. 5m to keep the First Home Owner Grant at $30, 000 " but experts have warned it will not be enough. For nearly three years, eligible buyers have been able to apply for a…...
Cost-of-living crunch sticks as lenders warned to prepare for fresh global risks
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (486+ words) Hope Coumbe, Finance Editor First published 26 Jun 2026, 1: 34pm Australia's financial services firms are not doing enough to protect against or plan for geopolitical risks that cause sanctions or restrict market access, the banking regulator has said. The watchdog, which looks out…...
Aussie home prices double roughly every 10 years, but should they?
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (821+ words) Benn Dorrington, Industry Editor and Analyst First published 25 Jun 2026, 12: 37pm Australians love rising home prices until they rise too fast, creating a constant battle between first-home buyers trying to get into the market and homeowners wanting to grow their household wealth....
Inflation up, jobs tight: RBA handed case for triple rate hike
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (1177+ words) Updated 25 Jun 2026, 8: 48am First published 25 Jun 2026, 11: 23am RBA Governor Michele Bullock has held that inflation is too high and the board will do what is required. Picture: News Wire / Gaye Gerard Inflation, employment and household spending " all rising " just gave the RBA…...
Reforms risk locking home buyers out Sydney's tightly-held suburbs
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (758+ words) Updated 25 Jun 2026, 5: 06am First published 25 Jun 2026, 5: 00am The Labor government's controversial tax reforms and uncertainty over interest rates could exacerbate already chronic housing supply shortages in many Sydney areas, making it even harder for new buyers to scale the property ladder, new…...