The Conversation I 6 November 2013 http://theconversation.com/from-crisis-to-cosy-why-banking-needs-another-inquiry-19677 Reporting season has delivered another round of record bank profits. Yet, in itself, this is no bad thing. Former Reserve Bank governor, the late Sir Harold Knight, used
Read MoreMichael Matusik I Property Observer I October 17, 2013 http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/first-home-buyers/a-new-norm-is-being-set-first-home-buyers-aren-t-coming-back-michael-matusik Q: Where have all the first home buyers gone? A: Nowhere - and they are not coming back. For those interested in property matters, you've probably been
Read MoreBusiness Spectator I Stephen Koukoulas I15 October 2013 http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2013/10/15/property/first-home-buyers-are-not-locked-out There is a perception that housing is unaffordable for first home buyers and the fact that there are fewer young people buying houses and are ‘forced’
Read MoreVictoria Thieberger I Business Spectator I 14 October 2013 http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2013/10/11/property/why-housing-boom-different-time As another round of Saturday auctions loom, you can bet on one more weekend of frenzied reporting about the heat in the housing market. Auction clearance rates
Read MoreProperty Observer I Friday, 04 October 2013 http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/economy/is-there-a-property-bubble-the-experts-have-their-say/2013100365490/Page-4?utm_campaign=d7dca0f58f-June_21_1_29_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Property%2BObserver%2BList&utm_term=0_a523fbfccb-d7dca0f58f-245300085 We've been reading about it for the last few weeks, and some of us have been talking about it for years: The Property Bubble. We asked some of
Read Morehttp://theconversation.com/the-unregulated-business-of-property-investment-advice-18792The unregulated business of property investment advice Peter Koulizos The Conversation 3 October 2013 Record low interest rates are stoking Australia’s property market, with some expressing concern that property spruikers are targeting self managed superannuation funds investing
Read MoreMacrobusiness | Leith Van Onselen | 11 September 2013 http://accreditedbroker.com.au/administrator/index.php?option=com_content&task=add Monique Sasson Wakelin has today written a rant in the AFR lambasting a range of analysts for providing negative comments about the Melbourne housing market:
Read MoreLeith Van Onselen I Macrobusiness | September 6, 2013 http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2013/09/nz-government-passes-laws-unblock-land-supply/ Yesterday, New Zealand’s parliament passed new laws to free-up land supply and remove planning bottlenecks in a move aimed squarely at improving housing affordability: The Housing Accords and Special Housing
Read MoreThe Economist | 31 August 2013 http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21584361-america-surges-much-europe-sinks-mixed-messages America surges, much of Europe sinks HOUSING markets are prone to boom-and-bust cycles, with prices overshooting then undershooting sustainable levels. To work out whether they are over- or undervalued, The
Read MoreWanna see a teller? Banks pay for it | Kayla Tausche | CNBC General Assignment Reporter | 30 August 2013 http://www.cnbc.com/id/100999860#! Banks now want you to pay for face time, as more institutions charge fees
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