Buy, rent, or do both: the perversion of negative gearing
Apr 25, 2016 23:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Other than renting, the most common way to get a roof over your head is to buy a home and live in it. Another way is to buy a home and rent it out, and then rent a similar home (buy, rent, rent). Thanks to the perverse...
Affordable, sustainable, high quality urban housing? It's not an impossible dream
Apr 22, 2016 07:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
A quiet revolution is happening in housing development in Australia. It started small, with a group of architects in Melbourne, but has the potential to transform the way urban housing is conceived, funded, and designed...
Recovery in China's construction sector will change EM market dynamics
Apr 21, 2016 15:37 pm UTC| Commentary Real Estate
Chinese housing data for March showed a further increase in home sales. A reduction in the requirement for a down payment when buying a house is underpinning sales, which is expected to stay strong in 2016. Stronger home...
Australia's housing sector likely to contribute less to overall economic growth in 2016
Apr 21, 2016 14:14 pm UTC| Commentary Real Estate Economy
The latest National Australia Bank survey data released earlier today showed that Australias Q1 business confidence came in at 4 (prior 5, revised from 4), while conditions stood at 9 versus prior 10, conditions for next 3...
Where do record rental prices leave low-income earners?
Apr 21, 2016 06:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Average house rents in metropolitan Melbourne have increased by 5.3%, with apartment rents growing by 2.8%, over the last three months. A lack of affordable rental properties is a problem in Sydney too. This has fuelled...
RBA largely satisfied with moderation in house price growth and mortgage lending
Apr 15, 2016 15:01 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Real Estate
In its half yearly Financial Stability Review (FSR), the RBA indicated a sense of satisfaction with the moderation in house price growth and mortgage lending. RBA Financial Stability Review has ruled out concerns over...
Higher mortgage lending boosts China Money Supply in March
Apr 15, 2016 13:55 pm UTC| Commentary Real Estate
March new RMB lending came in above market expectations at RMB1370bn. Stronger household loans amid robust property sales is seen as the main driver. Details showed that lending to household increased by RMB639bn in March,...
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