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Investors Keep Powering The Housing Market

By CoreLogic RP Data on 9 Jun 2015 No Comments

Recent investment data indicates owner occupiers and investors are spending very little on new housing, but building approvals are hitting new record high levels. Just who is buying all this new stock? Cameron Kusher of CoreLogic RP Data analyses the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) finance data for April 2015. ...

Melbourne Auction Results – June 8th, 2015

By Peter Sarmas on 7 Jun 2015 No Comments

In this week's market wrap Pete Wargeant reports on the Sydney real estate property market which seems to be locked in a "frenzy". We also look at Sharon Fox-Slater's report of tenants on low incomes- rural rooming houses, city “slums in the sky” and accommodation-for-sex advertisements are becoming symptoms of a tough rental market. ...

How High Property Prices Are Changing Our Way Of Life

By Sharon Fox-Slater on 5 Jun 2015 No Comments

Rural rooming houses, city “slums in the sky” and accommodation-for-sex advertisements have become symptoms of a tough rental market. Sharon Fox-Slater reports on worrying times for tenants on low incomes and looks at the findings of The Anglicare Rental Affordability Snapshot for 2015. ...

Bank Profits Were $35.2 billion to March 2015

By Martin North on 3 Jun 2015 No Comments

Are the banks holding enough in reserve in their balance sheet for a rainy day? Martin North reports that bank profits were $35.2 billion to March 2015 and analyses the (APRA) Prudential Regulator of the Australian Financial Services Industry's quarterly ADI performance statistics. ...

Auctions Romping Along

By Pete Wargent on 2 Jun 2015 No Comments

The Sydney real estate property market seems to be locked in a "frenzy", so what will bring the property boom to an end? Pete Wargent analyses the latest housing finance figures and discusses the Melbourne and Sydney auction markets. ...

Melbourne Auction Results – June 1st, 2015

By Peter Sarmas on 31 May 2015 No Comments

Will we see another rate cut this month? Peter Sarmas looks at the current state of the economy and in particular the data released on Capital Expenditure Spending (CAPEX). He also analyses the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index and survey which was conducted between the 11th and 16th of May. ...

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