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Close call tipped as Reserve Bank mulls third rate hike

A REPEAT of the Reserve Bank board’s split decision to raise interest rates in March could be on the cards as the central bank frets over the dual threats of high inflation and a stalling economy. Financial markets and most economists are tipping a third straight rate hike on Tuesday. ANZ Bank head of Australian economics Adam Boyton is part of the chorus predicting the Reserve Bank will lift the official cash rate to 4.35 per cent – the same level as its post-COVID-19 pandemic peak. But he thinks it won’t be a lay down misère, with several members likely to vote in

PM rubbishes budget tax talk as home prices slow

‘Most responsible’: Labor pledge for high-stakes budget

NSW on right track as it attempts to climb housing Everest

Stratospheric dreams of a new city coming back to earth

Report says ‘residential no longer the brightest spot’

Budget won’t be war between generations: treasurer

War pummels national home build target hopes

UP to 33,000 homes could be slashed from Australia’s national housing target as an oil crisis fuels construction costs and uncertainty. An independent analysis reveals the supply outlook

Thousands of homes in multibillion-dollar plan

A $2 billion investment in housing promises to ensure young people can buy a home, with 34,000 new dwellings to be built. The investment, jointly funded by the federal and West Australia

‘We’ll tackle immediate homes needs’ – PM

THE immediate needs of Australians will be prioritised over protecting housing investors in the upcoming budget as Labor postpones a decision on extending the fuel excise cut.

A regional housing roundtable has warned that current housing policy settings are failing regional communities. And it is calling for a dedicated national housing plan to address mountin