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http://www.economist.com/blogs/buttonwood/2016/02/economics-and-monetary-policy The Economist| February 5 2016 CENTRAL banks have become the most powerful economic actors on the planet. In part, this is because governments have been so reluctant, since 2009, to use fiscal policy to stimulate their economies. In part, also, it is because the powers of central banks are vast, especially since they have […]

http://www.couriermail.com.au/realestate/while-the-property-market-is-expected-to-ease-a-bit-in-2016-there-are-still-pockets-predicted-to-perform-well/news-story/8296ddd79cb74270ad4c582f430c09b4 Michelle Hele| Courier Mail| February 2 2016 PROPERTY price growth is predicted to slow down in 2016, but valuers Herron Todd White have revealed in their latest Month in Review that there are some pockets that may continue to perform well this year. SYDNEY “We are predicting the residential property market in Sydney in […]

The New Daily – 27 January, 2016 By Rod Myer http://thenewdaily.com.au/money/2016/01/27/consumers-give-houses-spend-retail/ Housing finance applications are falling as consumers abandon the property market in favour of spending on cars and household items. Fed up with an overheated housing market, consumers have started buying cheaper things like cars, TVs and fridges instead of overpriced homes, suggests new […]

http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/57852-owner-occupiers-to-offset-investors.html AAP| 25 January 2016 First home buyers are expected to help offset a fall in demand from property investors in the next 12 months. ME Bank’s latest Property Buying Intentions report, based on an online survey of about 1,500 Australians, shows a jump in owner occupiers intending to buy a home this year. In […]

MSN Money – 7 Jan, 2016 By Angus Whitley http://www.msn.com/en-au/money/personalfinance/ferrari-and-porsche-feel-the-love-from-aussie-housing-bonanza/ar-AAgsh4a Ferrari sales in Australia soared to a record last year and demand for Porsche sports cars jumped as the country’s property boom encouraged homeowners to splash out. Ferrari NV notched up 167 sales in 2015, a 48 percent increase from the previous year, according to […]

MSN Money – 31 Dec, 2015 Garry Shilson-Josling, AAP Economist http://www.msn.com/en-au/money/homeandproperty/investor-housing-credit-slowed-in-november/ar-BBo4xp3 Housing credit growth stayed steady in November, but the focus of growth shifted further away from investors and towards home-buyers. The value of housing loans outstanding rose by 0.6 per cent for the third month in a row in November, in line with the […]