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Rising Land Costs Fuel Australia's Housing Dilemma 08 Aug 2025: Paige Estritori Australia's housing market is grappling with stark increases in land costs, which are driving home prices to unprecedented heights. Recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicates that residential land values surged by 8.8% between 2023 and 2024, reaching a staggering $7.7 trillion. Over the past 35 years, these values have ballooned from 1.1 to 2.9 times the nation's GDP. - read more |
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APRA Imposes Stricter Conditions on KeyInvest 07 Aug 2025: Paige Estritori The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has recently increased its oversight of KeyInvest, a financial services firm renowned for its funeral bond product, by imposing additional licence conditions and raising the capital requirement. This decision follows an APRA review identifying deficiencies in KeyInvest’s risk management framework and questioning the board's effectiveness in maintaining strategic oversight. - read more |
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Surging House Prices Challenge Australian First-Time Buyers 06 Aug 2025: Paige Estritori As property prices continue to soar across Australia, first-time homebuyers are facing an increasingly challenging market. High-end properties exhibit greater volatility, responding sharply to interest rate changes, as illustrated by CBA data comparing the price fluctuations of the most costly and least expensive homes. Recent interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have fueled a rise in property prices, yet costlier homes have not seen as much growth as more affordable ones. - read more |
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Global Markets Show Mixed Reactions Amid US Economic Uncertainty 05 Aug 2025: Paige Estritori Global financial markets displayed varied performances overnight, with Wall Street experiencing a minor rebound that failed to recover from Friday night's losses. The US dollar remained under pressure, gaining some ground only against the Swiss Franc, as the Federal Reserve's potential early rate cut looms larger. Concurrently, US Treasury yields continued their downward trajectory across all maturities, whereas the Australian dollar held steady just below 65 cents. - read more |
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Sydney Real Estate Shifts as Seller’s Market Looms 04 Aug 2025: Paige Estritori Australia is gearing up for a shift in the real estate landscape, with industry insiders identifying an emerging seller's market. Sydney's real estate agent and auctioneer, Tom Panos, highlighted this trend after observing a string of exceptionally strong auction results. - read more |
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