Lifting the caps in an expanded government home-buying scheme will open the door for more first-time buyers, but it also risks fast-tracking price rises.
All the smoke signals point to an interest rate cut as Australian retail spending continues to grow amid cooling consumer and producer inflation.
Australian investors and markets will keenly monitor how Donald Trump's tariffs impact the US Federal Reserve's outlook for future interest rate cuts.
Australian retail spending continues to grow amid cooling consumer and producer inflation, with all the smoke signals pointing to an interest rate cut in May.
Governments need to review their housing construction regulations to address sluggish productivity if they want to fix housing affordability, a report says.
Home ownership will be easier for Australians with outstanding student debt after financial regulators promised to update their guidance on lending restrictions.
A continued shift of Australians moving to regional towns for lifestyle reasons has boosted property prices at the expense of capital city values.
Western Australia's economy has topped CommSec's State of the States report for the first time in a decade.
Sydney experienced the steepest rise in house rents followed closely by Perth, which had the highest increases for unit rents.
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