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Property
Prime land to hit the market in major defence sell-off
Dozens of historic defence sites around the country will be sold off in a bid to raise more money for the nation’s armed forces.
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Property
Borrowed time: rate hike unlikely to be one-and-done
Mortgage holders could face back-to-back rate hikes after the Reserve Bank raised interest rates amid rising inflation pressures.
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Property
Grim forecasts for Aussie inflation and unemployment
The Reserve Bank has revised up its prediction for core inflation, with price growth expected to remain above its midpoint target despite higher interest rates.
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Technology
Unions call for capital gains rethink as approvals fall
Choppy progress on housing supply is hurting affordability, as calls mount for tax reform to take some heat out of property demand.
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Regulation
AML/CTF law reform kits now ready
Unique information packs to greatly assist businesses ahead of sweeping anti-money laundering rules
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Property
Governor says RBA interest rate hike ‘right for the country’
Mortgage holders will face higher borrowing costs after the Reserve Bank raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points in a widely anticipated decision.
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Property
Mortgage holders brace for hundreds more in repayments
Two incorrect assumptions have set the Reserve Bank on track for a costly U-turn on interest rates, with borrowers facing steeper repayments on their mortgages.
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Property
Confidence in property is high as price caution rises
Property experts across the country are supporting a lift in house prices this year but they remain wary of the effect of potential interest rate hikes.
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Property
Supply shortage underpins shaky growth in home values
Home price growth picked up in January, but results were mixed across the capital cities, with one jurisdiction leading the way on rental affordability.
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Technology
Why some economists go against the flow on RBA rate bet
The Reserve Bank is widely tipped to become the first major central bank on Tuesday to U-turn from rate cuts to rate hikes in the post-COVID inflation era.
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Economy
Nobel laureate’s advice for Treasurer to fix housing
Joseph Stiglitz is something of a ‘rock star ‘in left-leaning economic circles, but his suggestions to make housing more affordable didn’t seem to convince Jim Chalmers.
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Property
Mass relocation as public housing faces wrecking ball
Residents have been put on notice to move out as public housing advocates fight a plan to reduce city towers to rubble.
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Property
‘Milestone deal’ for 100,000 first homes target
Other states are “very keen to sign up” to a federal plan for 100,000 new first homes after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the opening deal.
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Property
No roads and no sewers equal new homes shortfall
A lack of basic infrastructure across major growth areas in Australia is preventing the construction of thousands of new houses.
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Property
Offshore cash a necessity not a hindrance – HIA report
Foreign investment should be seen as a requirement for major housing developments rather than a handbrake on new projects.
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Property
More for the homeless and less for investors
A peak advocacy group has called on the Government to curb tax breaks for investors and concentrate on increasing the number of social housing complexes nationally.
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Property
Row over government role fuelling inflation, rate rise
Spending blow-outs by the government will force the Reserve Bank to hike rates, critics say, but the treasurer argues the private sector is driving inflation.
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Technology
Tech issue sparks property settlement delays
An RBA system issue that caused property settlements to stall this week has prompted apologies from the central bank.
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Property
Market is strong and home prices higher in 2026, report
Government policies and inflation rates have put a fire under the property market, particularly in the second half of 2025. But the heat has really come to Western Australia, pushing prices higher than expected. Finding bargains in Perth this year will be hard, a national market report claims.
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Economy
Rate hike odds firm as core inflation figure rises
Analysts are warning of an imminent Reserve Bank rate hike, after the central bank’s preferred inflation measure came in above forecast.
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Property
Interstate interest for cookie-cutter home designs
Thousands of cookie-cutter home designs – priced at $1 – have flown out the door but getting them built to help ease the housing crisis is proving slower.