housing

The average variable home loan rate in Australia has fallen from 8.3% to 5.1% in the past ten years, enabling households to borrow more and drive house prices higher....

In my AFR column I interview Harvard geneticist David Sinclair about his transformational new research that is literally reversing the ageing process through repairing...

In the AFR today I outline my views on markets for 2018, including forecasting that Aussie house prices will fall year-on-year for the first time since 2012---after we...

In the AFR today I examine whether Aussie housing is cheap or expensive and conclude that all roads lead to your view on interest rates---if you think that rates will...

The Australian housing sector is critical for both the economy and stock market. New dwelling construction and renovations create jobs and rising house prices creates...

With the flow of new interest-only lending limited to 30% of the total, some existing borrowers may be about to discover that they are unable to roll over their...

Trends emerging in the household sector are becoming concerning, despite solid employment growth. The absence of an acceleration of wages growth, weak overall income...

In the AFR I argue that super funds need to radically overhaul their approach to asset-allocation by offering different options for renters and home owners, which have...

Excerpt from my column in the AFR today: Deutsche Bank's chief economist Adam Boyton asked in a recent report, 'Does the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate look...

Investing in Australian residential property has been nothing short of a goldmine in recent years. Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s business partner, would call it a...

In the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), the traditional method of lowering interest rates failed to promote meaningful growth or inflation. This...

Property has been a major source of wealth building over the last couple of decades. And has been the vehicle of choice for “Mum and Dad” investors. But is this...

The Federal budget announcement that deductions for travel costs and certain depreciation allowances will no longer be available to landlords of residential property...

With residential property prices starting to misfire, we reached out to three experienced property investors for their perspectives on the market. We posed the...