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Surprise inflation fall eases RBA rate hikes risk

FALLING inflation levels have defied Reserve Bank predictions, alleviating fears another interest-rate hike is imminent. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed headline annual inflation falling to 3.8 per cent in June, down from four per cent a month earlier. The figure is the lowest level since the outbreak of the US-Iran war in February. Trimmed mean inflation, the preferred measure for the RBA, remained steady at 3.6 per cent, falling below the central bank’s prediction of 3.8 per cent for the period. Quarterly figures showed headline inflation falling fro

Councils ordered to plan for housing 30 years away

‘Contentious settlement solution’ under the microscope

Banks ‘not getting the basics right’ with offset accounts

Practice raises ‘serious contractual and legislative concerns’

Immigration debate ‘has not kept pace’ with the data

People are thinking twice about spending their money

Productivity Commission hits the right note

A NEW report has reinforced the premise that Australia cannot solve its housing affordability crisis without making it easier to build more homes. Matthew Kandelaars, Property Council o

Red tape strangling housing crisis efforts

ALLOWING three-storey townhouses to be built on most residential land is one of the key recommendations of a major report outlining what Australia needs to do to fix its housing c

PROPERTY markets have entered a period of pronounced “negotiation tension” as prices soften and confidence dips, real estate professionals have said. According to the Real Estate Buyers

Home values decline due to Budget changes

AUSTRALIA’s home values are continuing to fall as investors and first home buyers alike nervously survey the market after the Federal Budget. Domain data shows homes in almost all