What a likely Bank of Canada rate hold means for buyers, sellers and mortgages in 2026
For buyers, sellers and those renewing their mortgage at the start of 2026, Canada’s housing market faces a…
The Bank of Canada’s rate cuts have failed to lift the housing market. Here’s where it goes next
Sixteen months of interest rate cuts should have jolted Canada’s housing market back to life. Instead, the sector…
Cotality Housing Affordability Report shows ‘extraordinary rise’ in home values
Housing affordability has never been worse in Australia, with it now taking more than a decade to save…
The analyst who once predicted the ‘end of capitalism’ sees Zohran Mamdani as a ‘day of reckoning coming in’—and corporates only have themselves to blame
Albert Edwards, the long-standing strategist at Société Générale known for offering the “alternative view” within the institution, believes…
Federal government’s homebuyer scheme helps young couple enter Brisbane property market as unit prices soar
Serena and Miffy were thrilled to crack the Brisbane property market in their early 20s — but just…
While Australians feel the pressure to buy a home this Austrian city embraces lifelong renters
Sally and Theo Messenger feel they might be part of a generation of lifelong renters. “I imagine that…
Investors and first home buyers flock to property market, driving up prices
Australia’s property market is heating up again, with record auctions over spring and the return of both first…
Australians are being priced out of the property market and first home buyers schemes might not be helping
The quiet south Brisbane suburb of Mount Gravatt was once an affordable place to buy a decent-sized family…
Job fears, U.S. trade uncertainty to keep lid on any housing market recovery
The Bank of Canada’s 25-basis-point cut in September was at best ignored by the national market, with sales…
Renters despair in ‘landlord’s market’ where no-grounds evictions and frequent rent rises are legal
One evening, just hours after paying rent, Emma — whose name has been changed for privacy and security…
RBA governor Michele Bullock says First Home Guarantee could lead to riskier loans
Central bank governor Michele Bullock was centre stage at Senate estimates on Friday, being quizzed on monetary policy…
A list of questions that definitely won’t be asked at Senate estimates
It’s Senate estimates time, which means it is time to look at government expenditure and really hold those…