First home buyers should be able to dip into super
EconomyAustralian NewsRobert GottliebsenJoe Hockey’s idea to allow first home buyers to use their superannuation to break into the housing market is not stupid.Hockey has made a lot of mistakes as...
View ArticleForeigners pile into commercial property
Foreign investors are piling back into the Australian retail and office property market, making it one of the world's most attractive investment targets.Last year was a record year for the local...
View ArticleMurray, Costello warn on super changes
Former treasurer Peter Costello and the head of the Abbott government's financial system inquiry, David Murray, have both delivered a strong rebuke to suggestions first home buyers could be given...
View ArticleThe problem with housing is supply, not the ability to pay
EconomyAustralian NewsAlan KohlerEveryone’s been lining up to tip poo on poor Joe Hockey’s thought bubble about using super for a house deposit, with Paul Keating, Peter Costello and David Murray...
View ArticleHousing finance slides in January
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows first home buyers' share of the home loan market continues to shrink, as debate rages over whether they should be able to tap into superannuation...
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Killing off stamp duty: a good policy that no politician supports
EconomyAustralian NewsDanika WrightThe ConversationHousing is too big an issue to be left untouched in the lead-up to the NSW state election.After weeks of relative inactivity, there has been a...
View ArticleBowen urges super focus
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has backed the Financial Systems Inquiry's recommendation that a clear objective be agreed upon for the nation's superannuation system, suggesting that the focus should be...
View ArticleChina business news digest
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How long can the boom in investment housing last?
EconomyAustralian NewsCallam PickeringInvestors continue to drive Australia’s property market, accounting for 51 per cent of new mortgages in January, but how long can the investor boom last? Low...
View ArticleAPRA warns on home lending
The nation’s chief banking regulator has issued a fresh shot across the bow of the banks, calling for a slowing of loans to property investors who are powering hot housing markets like Sydney and...
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Not your father's aged care home
IndustriesPropertyVictoria ThiebergerCafés and restaurants, movie theatre, gym and a pool.These might sound like the facilities of a fine hotel, but they can also be found in a small but growing number...
View ArticleHouse prices tipped to jump 5% in 2015
Capital city house prices are expected to rise a further 5 per cent in 2015, driven by strong growth in Sydney and Brisbane, new forecasts suggest.Last year, capital city house prices climbed 6.8 per...
View ArticleHockey’s super plan risks $31bn budget hit
Treasurer Joe Hockey’s suggestion of allowing young people to access superannuation early in order to buy their first homes would cost the budget as much as $31 billion through until 2050, according to...
View ArticleSelfies need to consider the end of the affair
IndustriesPropertyVictoria ThiebergerEvery little rate cut turns the screws on savers just that little bit more. While returns on high cash balances in the self-managed super fund sector are dwindling,...
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Asian investors are transforming Melbourne’s CBD
EconomyAustralian NewsRobert GottliebsenAustralia is experiencing an incredible change in the population of its central business districts. Our Asian neighbours, who are making radical long-term...
View ArticleThe online battle for bricks and mortar
IndustriesInformation TechnologyMiranda MaxwellAustralia has belatedly joined a global revolution in the way investors can get exposure to residential property with the recent launch of online real...
View ArticleNine puts Willoughby on the block
Television behemoth Nine Entertainment is selling its studios in Sydney’s Willoughby with hopes of reaping more than $150 million.The high profile north shore property has an approved plan for the...
View ArticleSydney house prices to keep rising
The soaring Sydney property market will achieve growth of 20 per cent over two years to send the median house price well above $1 million, new research suggests.Prices are also set to take off in...
View ArticleSymond ordered to pay back $1.5m
Aussie Home Loans founder John Symond has been ordered to pay back $1.5 million in damages to a Sydney law firm after he sued them over advice that got him into tax trouble.Mr Symond was awarded more...
View ArticleGreen shoots in China's first and second-tier property markets
There are signs that parts of China's depressed property market might be starting to turn around, according to an article in today's 21st Century Business Herald.The article says that property...
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