Why secure and affordable housing is an increasing worry for age pensioners

Dec 12, 2016 10:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Real Estate

The average housing costs of older (65-plus) outright homeowners in lone-person households were A$38 a week in 2013-14, the Australian Bureau of Statistics calculated, compared to $103 for older social housing tenants and...

As its economy changes, China is starting to export its real estate ideas too

Dec 09, 2016 16:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate Economy

When it comes to discussions about Chinese real estate investors, we tend to focus on the idea that they are buying up property in places like Australia, pushing up prices even if that is somewhat questionable. But it...

Changes for off-the-plan foreign buyers rely on a broken supply argument

Nov 29, 2016 02:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Real Estate

The government is proposing changes to the foreign investment framework that will allow a foreign real estate investor to purchase an off-the-plan dwelling when another foreign investor has failed to reach...

Moody's: Outlook for China's residential property market stable in 2017, but regulatory risk remains high

Nov 28, 2016 01:09 am UTC| Research & Analysis Real Estate

Moodys Investors Service says that the outlook for Chinas residential property market in 2017 is stable, but regulatory risk remains high in light of the rapid growth in property and land prices. We expect the growth in...

More Australians are behind on their housing loans, how worried should we be?

Nov 27, 2016 21:57 pm UTC| Real Estate Research & Analysis

The number of Australians who are 30 days behind in their mortgage payments is at the highest level in three years, according to ratings agency Moodys. It projects this will keep rising. The question is, how worried...

Higher property prices linked to income inequality: study

Nov 22, 2016 01:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis Real Estate

Higher property prices are not only associated with higher income inequality but also with a higher inequality in household spending, our research shows. We examined three decades of data from 1982 to 2012 in Iran, where...

If the 'bond market rout' continues it could impact home prices

Nov 18, 2016 10:13 am UTC| Research & Analysis Economy Real Estate

For the past three decades the yields on long-term bonds have been on a downward trend. This has dramatically reversed since the election of Donald Trump, with more than a trillion dollars wiped off the global bond market...