13+ hour, 20+ min ago   (307+ words) Two significant RBA speeches 'expected to echo recent comments from bank officials reiterating that inflation is too high'. COMMENTS by senior Reserve Bank of Australia officials will be closely monitored as anticipation builds towards another interest rate hike later this…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (493+ words) Slow opening to sales but data firm says 'auction activity is set to ramp up over the coming weeks'. AUSTRALIA’s peak property season has opened with a whimper, featuring low stock and lacklustre auction success rates. Capital cities hosted just…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (353+ words) Senior economist says 'challenge is how people will behave around cost pressures for households and business'. CONSUMER sentiment and key public engagements by senior Reserve Bank of Australia officials will be closely watched by the nation’s economists. RBA assistant governor…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (838+ words) Chief economist says 'the recent pace of decline allows us to test how long the downturn would need to last to produce a significant fall'. A LEADING real estate economist does not expect a prolonged national rate of decline in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (270+ words) Voluntary administration next step in 'orderly restructure of business' as Bathla navigates future for customers and employees. EMBATTLED home builder Bathla Group has been placed into voluntary administration, leaving customers in limbo in what it says is a “perfect storm…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (339+ words) Anglicare boss highlights 'system that says a young person needs less money to live on simply because of their age'. MORE young people are abandoning hopes of home ownership amid increasing generational inequality. Anglicare’s Falling Behind report found home ownership…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (330+ words) Property Council urges two-year review on effect of tax moves as Australia 'already miles behind on housing supply'. A LEADING housing advocacy group says the Federal Government’s tax changes are “pointing us in the wrong direction on supply”. The Property…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (566+ words) Economist says numbers 'suggest that the labour market and wages will not be a source of upside inflation risk for the RBA'. AUSTRALIA’s unemployment rate has climbed to 4.5 per cent, adding to the case for the Reserve Bank to hold…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (362+ words) Westpac economists expect July jobs figures to show a rise in employment of 15,000, down from June, which should keep the unemployment rate steady. A JUMP in Australia’s unemployment rate could show that the economy is slowing as expected and take…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (721+ words) AFFORDABILITY is attracting more people to regional housing markets, a new property report has found. Data analysts Cotality have released their Regional Market Update, finding regional dwelling values eased by 0.1 per cent in the three months to July 2026, a modest…...