Annie Kane

RBA to have 2 boards as part of major shake-up

The central bank will soon have two boards — one to set the cash rate and another for governance — as part of one of the biggest shake-ups in the Reserve Bank of ...

FINANCE • Thu, 20 Apr 2023

More NSW residents now eligible for Shared Equity Home Buyer Helper

Paramedics and early childhood educators are now included in the NSW government’s Shared Equity Home Buyer Helper scheme, after the eligibility was expanded.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Wed, 04 Jan 2023

Treasurer’s 1st investor roundtable to target housing

Addressing barriers to investment in housing will be the subject of the first meeting of the Treasurer’s new investor roundtable next month, it has been confirmed.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 11 Oct 2022

Prime Minister earmarks further $575m for social housing

Up to $575 million will be made available within the National Housing Infrastructure Facility to invest in social and affordable housing, Anthony Albanese has said.

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 05 Sep 2022

WA launches home loan pilot for apartment purchases

The WA Government has announced a new home loan pilot for two-or-more bedroom apartment purchases, in partnership with Keystart.

FINANCE • Thu, 14 Jul 2022

Major banks revise cash rate forecasts

Economists from all four major banks have revised their cash rate forecasts following the RBA’s meeting last week, suggesting that the cash rate will start rising from ...

FINANCE • Tue, 12 Apr 2022

Federal Treasurer backs economic recovery as NSW emerges from lockdown

EXCLUSIVE: As New South Wales today transitions out of lockdown, and with Victoria soon to follow, the federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has told Momentum Media he’s ...

FINANCE • Mon, 11 Oct 2021

Should lending be limited to 6x income?

Debt-to-income ratio limits: do they help, or hinder? With the average property in Australian capital cities now over $700,000, limiting “high” DTI loans could put home ...

FINANCE • Thu, 30 Sep 2021

Housing construction to ‘bottom out’ mid-2021

The construction of new homes in Australia is forecast to “get worse before it gets better”, according to Deloitte Access Economics, but should start to recover towards ...

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 18 Jan 2021