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'Melbourne has an undersupply of apartments,' says real estate developer

Asian Pacific Group chief executive Will Deague believes that Melbourne is suffering from an undersupply of apartments amid fears of an apartment supply glut in the coming years.

28 Jun, 2016

Small decline in house prices masks significant price falls in major Australian cities

In spite of just a 0.2 per cent decline in Australian house prices, the nationwide picture masks something a little more worrying, with a number of cities showing more significant price falls.

27 Jun, 2016

Aussie houses remain out of reach despite price falls

Despite the latest ABS housing data showing that the national average of the residential housing market fell for the first time since September 2012, the current prices could hardly be deemed affordable.

27 Jun, 2016

APRA ‘dials up’ scrutiny on banks’ real estate lending

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is slowly pressuring banks’ commercial real estate lending as this is the area that is most exposed to a deterioration in economic conditions.

24 Jun, 2016

Labor’s negative gearing policy can make rents rise and house prices fall

SQM Research’s latest report laid out the best and worst-case scenarios that could happen when Labor’s proposal to limit negative gearing is implemented.

24 Jun, 2016

Brexit might be good for Aussies abroad

The lower rental yields that could come out of a Brexit could give more young Aussies the confidence to move to London.

23 Jun, 2016

Have land prices in Canberra reached their peak?

The price of land in Canberra has become uneconomical for builders, having breached the $1,000 per square metre mark.

23 Jun, 2016

Investors dominate Sydney and Melbourne's innermost property hotspots

Investors dominated the markets around typically strong rental market areas, such as inner-city locations near hospitals and universities.

23 Jun, 2016

HSBC predicts slowdown in house price growth

HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham is expecting house price growth in Sydney and Melbourne to halve in the coming months.

23 Jun, 2016

No new grants for first homebuyers in NSW Budget

First home buyers in NSW are left waiting for high levels of home building to translate into falling property prices as the NSW Budget showed no new grants or concessions for them.

22 Jun, 2016

Macquarie expects further tightening of lending standards

A report from Macquarie analysts shows that Australian banks allow property investors to borrow a significantly higher multiple of their income than owner-occupiers, which could eventually lead to further tightening of lending standards in the mortgage market.

22 Jun, 2016

Melbourne’s Melton attracts property investors from Sydney

Melton is considered as one of Melbourne’s last affordable property frontiers, hence attracting growing interest even from interstate buyers.

22 Jun, 2016

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