Bank of Mum and Dad making it ‘almost impossible’ to buy a house without help, economists warn
Finder’s Graham Cooke is worried this trend of tapping the Bank of Mum and Dad to get into…
Older borrowers taking out later-in-life loans risk post-retirement mortgage pain
Australians are increasingly taking out home loans later in life as higher property prices delay first-home buyers getting…
Aussie couple’s ‘strategic’ loan tactic to land new home in hot property market
Emily and Ben Jackson recently purchased a new home and decided to buy before selling their previous property.…
China’s Factory Activity Declines Into Sixth Month, Longest Slump Since 2019
China’s factory activity improved slightly but extended its decline into a sixth month — the longest slump since…
Tokyo CPI Unexpectedly Holds Steady, Backing BOJ’s Caution
Consumer inflation in Tokyo unexpectedly held steady on the effects of temporary subsidies, in data that back the…
Aussie multi-millionaire reveals key to ‘recession proof’ investments: ‘Uncertainty isn’t over’
Scott O’Neill and his wife Mina have established a portfolio of 28 properties generating $300,000 in annual profit…
First home buyers’ options to almost double under expanded Home Guarantee Scheme
The fast-tracked expansion of the federal government’s Home Guarantee Scheme will almost double the number of affordable homes…
Housing market value hits $11.6 trillion
The rise in property values follows the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to cut interest rates earlier this…
Bigger properties occupied by smaller households in major housing mismatch, Cotality finds
In a reminder of how broken housing affordability and access is, new analysis highlights a major mismatch between…
Queensland’s ‘extreme’ house price growth expected to continue amid new laws
Experts say south-east Queensland’s “extreme rate” of property price growth is unlikely to be affected by new seller…
China told to remove purchase restrictions, set mandatory targets to spur consumption
A high-level Chinese official has called for easing property and other market restrictions to boost spending among the…
Real estate agents say new seller disclosure laws are ‘bottlenecking’ Queensland’s property market
New seller disclosure laws in Queensland are contributing to a housing market slowdown, with documentation delays causing a…