Nov 19, 2024
ARTICLES
Nov 19, 2024
Rich Australians spent $138 billion buying property with cash
Analysis shows that cash purchases over the past financial year made up 28 per cent of a property market fuelled by wealthy downsizers, retirees and investors.
Nov 19, 2024
Boomers flexing finances as younger Australians still feel pinch
Spending power split between older and younger Australians in spotlight as those all the way up to 40 cut back in the face of cost-of-living pressure.
Nov 18, 2024
Property giants see reasons for optimism in real estate
Property giants Mirvac and Lendlease see green shoots emerging and positive sentiment starting to return after a challenging year in Australian real estate.
Nov 18, 2024
Panel to let housing developers bypass council scrutiny
From early 2025, housing developments of about 100 homes in greater Sydney will be able to bypass council approval and seek assessment from a new three-person panel.
Nov 17, 2024
Auction season peaks with lower clearance rates
Busiest auction weekend of the spring selling season but sellers' unmatched expectations resulted in lower clearance rates compared to November in 2023.
Nov 15, 2024
Rosie’s decade-long battle against domestic violence
After her 14-year-old son Luke was murdered by his father, Rosie Batty put that terrible personal tragedy aside to put family violence on the national agenda and reinforced it can happen to anyone.
Nov 13, 2024
Conveyancers campaign for competition reform
Leading conveyancers whose firms are involved in billions of dollars of transactions are calling for progress in ELNO competition reform.
Nov 13, 2024
Annual wage growth for workers drops to 3.5 per cent
Pay packets have been expanding strongly as demand for workers remains high but slower growth is expected as the economy weakens and the labour market slackens.
Nov 13, 2024
‘Gone backwards’: Hopes fund can revive home-building
Cutting red tape standing in the way of modular home construction will be rewarded by the federal government via a new fund aimed at spurring states and territories towards a suite of productivity-enhancing reforms.
