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Inflation numbers feel like the ‘calm before the storm’

Australia’s headline inflation rate fell before the Iran war up-ended the global economy but economists expect price growth to bounce back with a vengeance in March. Consumer prices rose 3.7 per cent in the 12 months to February, down from 3.8 per cent in January, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed. Economists from National Australia Bank had predicted the headline rate to hold at 3.8 per cent. Trimmed mean inflation – which excludes volatile items to provide a sense of underlying inflation – held steady at 3.3 per cent. The largest

Federal Budget is golden opportunity to fix housing supply

Housing industry facing tough times due to Iran conflict

Sales down by the month but still on the rise annually

Turn to your Granny for a little bit of extra income

Victoria must cease new laws that will cripple housing

Slow pace to meet national targets for new housing

Referral payments facing possible ban

Legislators are facing increased pressure to curb controversial referral programs between conveyancers and real estate agents, amid long-running claims the fees hurt homebuyers.&n

Sticking points remain in battle to bust monopoly

E-conveyancing challenger Sympli is worried the long-awaited rollout of interoperability could face further delay, as a major announcement by the industry regulator looms. Australian Reg

IN a world first, the Australian Government’s financial intelligence unit AUSTRAC has released anti-money laundering program starter kits designed to help small business

Home investor tax-break no ‘silver bullet’

LABOR appears set to scale back tax concessions for property investors in a move welcomed by economists and social housing advocates. But while it’s set to boost intergen