Economic Updates

As price growth continues to accelerate, can you get a cheap home anywhere?

Price growth is back on the move, reaching the lowest point at the end of last year. But this price growth is not happening everywhere.

We aren’t quite the worst country in the world for not building enough homes. New Zealand takes that honour, but we come close.

Construction costs increases have been a major driver of inflation and a big problem for housing supply.

Interest rates on hold despite inflation ticking upwards in August.

Since the pandemic, the South Australian economy has been the strongest growing in the country with Gross State Product increasing by 10 per cent.

Listings declined in September, although they remain elevated compared to last year.

House and unit price growth continued in September.

After owning a Ray White business in the Lake Macquarie area for more than two decades, Paul Wrigley has teamed up with renowned agent Kathleen Matinlassi to open Ray White Warners Bay.

If you’re anything like me, even being on the same street as a knockdown can mean you’re now obliged to monitor the progress of the rebuild, and alert your partner as to how quickly the new facade has gone up.

House prices have been rising across Australia since the start of the year. A key driver of this has been a shortage of properties for sale. But with listings increasing again, is that the end of strong growth?

Landlord incentives to provide rental housing have been overwhelmingly successful over the past 25 years.