Prime Insights
Australia Is Most Vulnerable To Slowdown From Household Debt Reduction
Australia faces the biggest risk of a downturn due to household debt reduction among major economies, according to investment bank…
Chinese Investment Slumps Amid Investor Apprehension
Chinese investment in Australia fell 40% to $8.9 billion in 2017 as the Chinese government clamped down on ‘irrational’ outbound…
Population Boom Shows Little Impact On Commuting Times
Is Australia’s population growth increasing commute times in our major cities? Is traffic congestion spiralling out of control? Not really,…
Australian SME’s Face Risk as Home Values Decline
Australia’s housing market downturn is starting to affect small and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s). The common practice of using home equity…
Global Housing Boom Nears End
Housing prices in the world’s most sought-after cities are slowing down after years of record growth. Data from The Economist…
Slowing Investor Activity Hits Demand for Housing Loans
Demand for housing loans continues to weaken as investors have been forced to pull back from the Australian property market.…
Banks Withdraw from SMSF Property Lending
Westpac and its subsidiaries Bank of Melbourne, St.George Bank and Bank SA have announced they will no longer lend to…
Mortgage Rates Go Up As Funding Costs Surge
Mortgage interest rates are going up as lenders struggle to absorb their rising funding costs, which partly drive the rates…
Tighter Credit Conditions Drive Home Values Down
Australia’s home values fell for the ninth consecutive month in June and are forecast to decline for the rest of…
Property Magnates Lead 2018 Rich List
The property boom has once again propelled developers to The Australian Financial Review 2018 Rich List. Despite a slowdown in…