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REIA calls for holistic review of all property taxes

Negative gearing and capital gains tax on property investments should be retained in their current form, the Real Estate Institute of Australia has said in its budget ...

TAX & LEGAL • Thu, 22 Apr 2021

Australia to become a ‘hermit nation’ in the absence of innovative policy

As Australia’s population declines for the first time in more than a century, Property Council chief Ken Morrison has warned Australia needs to avoid “the economic ...

FINANCE • Thu, 22 Apr 2021

RBA confirms focus on lending standards as prices soar

The RBA has restated its intention to monitor trends in housing borrowing and the maintenance of lending standards “carefully”.

FINANCE • Tue, 20 Apr 2021

NAB reveals struggles with phantom investors

A big four bank has spoken openly about issues it faces with phantom investors and how it plans to tackle this moving forward.

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 19 Apr 2021

ANZ far more optimistic about property growth than banking peers

ANZ has far greater expectations of the property market than its banking peers, sticking to its property price growth prediction of 17 per cent this year alone.

FINANCE • Mon, 19 Apr 2021

Boosting housing supply critical to warding off further price growth: NAB

NAB’s Ross McEwan fronted the economics committee on Friday and called on the government to enact “decisive moves” to increase housing supply, with new data suggesting ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Sun, 18 Apr 2021

CBA ups house price growth expectations but fails to meet Westpac’s optimism

The Commonwealth Bank has revised its property price forecast for 2021 on the back of strong growth in February and March, but its modelling suggests softer growth beyond ...

FINANCE • Thu, 15 Apr 2021

House prices to grow by 25% over 3 years

New research is predicting a large gain in property prices of around 25 per cent through to the end of 2023, driven mainly by low interest rates.

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 15 Apr 2021

Property growth expectations hit record highs

Confidence in the property industry is just shy of setting a new record, buoyed by the speed of economic turnaround and heightened demand in the residential and ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Thu, 15 Apr 2021