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Tag Archives: housing
Still lots of room to boost population density in Brisbane
The vexed issue of heritage protection is in the news again, with controversy over the development of two apartment blocks behind the 1886 Clayfield heritage home Mundumburrah”, which will be raised and brought forward on its lot to accommodate the … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, bcc, brisbane, clayfield, heritage, housing, newfarm, populationdensity, queenslanders
5 Comments
RBA making it up as it goes along
After a speech by Assistant RBA Governor Michele Bullock yesterday, there is speculation about the RBA pushing APRA to instruct banks to further restrain their lending to housing investors- strengthening the so-called macro-prudential regulation that has had only limited success … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Macroeconomy, Uncategorized
Tagged bubble, fed, federalfundsrate, housing, housingbubble, interestrates, propertymarket, rba, sydneymelbourne, us, usfederalreserve
6 Comments
OECD right to recommend “Close vigilance on housing-market developments is still required”
I was not surprised to learn yesterday that the OECD remains concerned about Australia’s housing market, which has shown signs of over-heating, particularly in Sydney, although the OECD did note that there are “receding risks from the housing boom” (see … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Uncategorized
Tagged apartments, australia, housing, housingmarket, oecd, propertymarket, qld, queensland, unitprices, units
4 Comments
PC calls for partial inclusion of family home in pension means test
Last week, Treasurer Scott Morrison warned young Australians not to expect they can rely on the age pension in the future. This was good advice, because the budgetary pressures facing the Commonwealth Government, emphasised again this week in grim forecasts … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Uncategorized
Tagged agepension, assettest, australia, familyhome, housing, meanstest, ncoa, pc, stampduty
4 Comments
Australian Perspective: 2016 and beyond – keynote presentation to CPA Congress, Brisbane
I was delighted to give the opening keynote presentation at the Brisbane CPA Congress at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre this morning. My presentation slides (which I’ve slightly modified with additional headings and source information) are available to download: … Continue reading
Posted in China, Housing, Macroeconomy
Tagged brisbane, china, cpa, cpacongress, economist, gdp, housing, negativegearing, personaltrainers, services, super, uber, unemployment
2 Comments
Residential property a “bright spot” in Qld economy
The Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt correctly noted yesterday that “The property sector is a real bright spot in the Queensland economy and it’s making a positive contribution to jobs and growth.” This is confirmed by data and casual observation. Regarding … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Macroeconomy
Tagged brisbane, construction, finance, housing, qld, queensland
8 Comments
As many units as houses approved in Queensland in last 12 months – is a unit price crash coming?
In March, QUT Media reported that, based on analysis by Professor Chris Eves, “Brisbane’s inner city apartment market will crash in 2016, due to oversupply driven by belief in inexhaustible international demand.” (See Collapse of Brisbane’s inner city apartment market … Continue reading
Posted in Housing
Tagged apartments, brisbane, buildingapprovals, housing, propertyprices, qld, queensland, qut
4 Comments
