Why timber shortages are likely to delay home building into 2023
Australia’s builders are struggling to find timber, and there’s no easy fix to this crisis that's resulting in delays and escalating prices.
Why this accountant says using super to buy your first home is a stupid idea … and stupid government policy
The Coalition's policy will provide a flow of new entrants into the property market, leading to an increase in demand, then upward price pressure.
Saul Eslake: The Coalition’s new housing scheme will lead to higher prices, not greater ownership
We now have almost 60 years of unequivocal evidence telling us that anything that allows Australians to pay more for housing than they otherwise would results, primarily, in higher house prices.
Australian investment firm EG reveals plan for $100 million in new funding for early-stage proptech ventures
The EGX fund plans to inject Seed and Series A funding into proptech startups capable of disrupting the global real estate industry.
Regional SA leads real estate boom with 7.4% growth in first quarter
The Yorke Peninsula has become a real estate hotspot as country South Australia takes the mantle for the fastest growing regional house prices in the nation.
Sydney CBD retail space sells for Australian record $11.5 million
The site, currently tenanted by Guylian Belgian Chocolate cafe, is located on Opera Quays Boulevard and offers picturesque views of Sydney Harbour.
Are these Australia’s most stylish workplaces?
This year's workplace design finalists for the Australian Interior Design Awards give us a glimpse into the offices of the future.
The budget has expanded the first home buyers deposit scheme. What does this mean, and what risks does it pose?
With housing affordability set to be a key election issue, the 2022 federal budget expands the scheme the Coalition put forward at the 2019 election to help first home buyers.
NSW and VIC extend commercial rent relief for small businesses
The NSW and Vic governments have extended schemes that require landlords to give rent deferrals and waivers to commercial tenants.
Ian Whitworth on the home loan traps business owners should know about
It’s important to show that no matter how comfortable you are, the bank system is set up to punish business owners at every turn.
As NSW emerges from lockdown, a new regeneration plan could put the spotlight back on Kings Cross
Kings Cross has been earmarked for a major revitalisation plan. The idea is to strengthen the commercial potential in this iconic area of Sydney by creating a 24-hour economy.
The Reserve Bank abandons yield curve control, signals the end of ultra-cheap money
The RBA is abandoning its policy of “yield curve control”, meaning it will no longer defend any particular interest rate for borrowing over any particular duration.