With the latest unemployment rate unexpectedly climbing to above trend terms, economists say the Reserve Bank of Australia might already be feeling increasing pressure to cut the official rates. Figures

Many factors affect Australians’ wellbeing, and a new study by the National Australian Bank shows that debts — both mortgages and other debts — are amongst the most significant detractors

In its final attempts to woo Australians to its favour this coming election, the Coalition government has announced a scheme that would dramatically change the game for first-home buyers intending

Some analysts fear that the government’s new scheme aiming to help first-home buyers overcome the home-loan deposit will result in higher interest rates amongst lenders. Analysts are concerned that banks

Australia’s property market is at risk of losing $571bn in value over the next decade — not because of the housing downturn, but because of the impacts of climate change

A new industry insight published by McKell Institute said the Australian Labor Party’s $6.6bn housing affordability policy could help state and federal governments save up to $10.8bn. Late last year,

The Australian Labor Party’s proposed rule changes for capital gains tax and negative gearing are sending shivers down the spines of many economists and market watchers, who believe that such

The housing downturn seems to have left Australian home seekers unfazed after all — in fact, it has even made them more obsessed about property than ever before, a study

It is becoming a struggle for many young Australians to achieve homeownership in the current market conditions as dwelling prices reach new heights while incomes fail to keep up. In

Australia’s housing market could already be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel as the downturn moderates, an economist said. ANZ economist Felicity Emmett said it is likely that