Jan 16, 2025
Home building to pick up in 2025, but only modestly
Housing construction is expected to ramp up this year but labour shortages, builder insolvencies and higher global inflation pose headwinds.
Dec 10, 2024
Rates stay on hold but RBA inflates hopes of relief
The wait goes on for homeowners sweating on an interest rate cut but the Reserve Bank hints long-awaited mortgage relief is getting closer.
Dec 2, 2024
Rental housing supply boost promised under tax tweaks
Tens of thousands of extra rental properties will be added to the housing stock under altered tax settings that have passed parliament.
Nov 29, 2024
Top bank chief reveals why rates are still on hold
RBA governor Michele Bullock spells out why Australia's central bank is yet to cut interest rates despite easing starting other peer economies.
Nov 28, 2024
Christmas rate cut hopes slayed as inflation holds firm
Inflation rate held for a second month at 2.1 per cent in October, coming in a little below expectations - but the RBA is unlikely to cut before 2025.
Nov 27, 2024
Door opens for first-home buyers to unlock ownership
Low and middle-income Australians struggling to crack the housing market will soon be able to buy with a smaller deposit via federal help.
Nov 21, 2024
Housing a growing home for Future Fund investment
Investments that help boost housing supply will be prioritised under a revamped mandate for Australia's $230 billion sovereign wealth fund.
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.
Nov 11, 2024
Australian economy prepared for Trump, says Jim Chalmers
Australia faces slower growth and additional inflation from a second Donald Trump presidency, but the Treasurer believes the nation is well placed to withstand financial shocks.
