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Economy
Damp spring selling season for agents and owners
A much larger-than-usual For Sale property pool highlighted that the housing market is slowing as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite.
News
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Property
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.
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Property
Sydney, Melbourne prices fall as housing market cools
While homeowners have seen 40 per cent growth since the start of COVID, 2025 appears to be shaping to be a buyer’s market.
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Property
Help to Buy reforms universally welcomed by housing industry
Government incentives will go some way to helping the 7 out of 10 Australians who want to buy a home in the next five years but feel they won’t be able to.
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Economy
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.
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Economy
AUKUS will need 24,500 new apartments for workforce
Thousands of residential units need to be built to accommodate the nuclear submarine project’s 20,000-plus workforce, according to new research.
Economy
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.
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Property
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.
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Economy
Perth still housing market shining light in 2025
SQM Research’s Housing Boom and Bust Report forecasts ups and downs for the 2025 property market.
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Economy
Baby Boomers behind soaring sales in Queensland
As new figures show more than a quarter of all settlements during September were in the Sunshine State, the CEO of John McGrath Estate Agents CEO explains why.
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Economy
Around 35,000 households are in deep financial difficulty
While APRA Chair John Lonsdale said the levels of debt were normal in historical terms, he admitted they are worsening as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite.
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Property
Dozens of ‘forever chemicals’ yet to be assessed
Parliamentary inquiry into the use of PFAS begins as calls grow for more transparency from the companies using them.
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Economy
Has the new homes sales cycle passed post-COVID trough?
Low unemployment, interest rates on hold for more than a year and the price of materials stabilising suggests a building boom is on the cards.
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Property
Affordability plunges to record lows for renters
Rental affordability has plunged to record lows, according to an annual affordability index, which paints an increasingly grim picture.
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Practice
Running the gauntlet and signing conveyancing transactions in secret
Conveyancer Marie Keane recalls the time a transaction meeting had to take place in a client’s carport rather than home – because of family violence fears.
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Property
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.
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Regulation
Will money laundering crackdown be brought forward?
Senate inquiry has made eight recommendations about AML regulations for lawyers and conveyancers – including bringing forward enforcement for some offences.
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Property
We must not look away from the horror of domestic violence
Violence against women is one of the biggest human rights issues we have in this country, according to White Ribbon Australia program manager Dean Cooper.
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Practice
Role model Angie is showing the way forward for conveyancers
From getting to grips with property law in an accountancy firm to working as an e-Conveyancing Specialist in the Office of the Registrar-General and as Practitioner Services Manager at Sympli, Angie Nguyen has seen it all.
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Property
Commuter suburbs drove growth during October
Outer suburbs and towns within commuting distance in the three state capitals on the Eastern Seaboard saw the most home buying activity.
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Property
Green shoots for house hunters
New taxes are pushing some baby boomer investors out of the market creating options and lowering prices for first-time buyers.