Property Market

Business & Economics
Taxing foreigners in the land of the ‘fair go’
Australia has signed treaties with eight other countries to protect their nationals from “more burdensome” taxation. But do our state and territory governments appreciate this?

Business & Economics
Is it time to stamp out stamp duty?
Even though stamp duty is highly inefficient, replacing it with an alternative tax will always be controversial – but what are the options?

Business & Economics
Home ownership stays a pipe dream for many
Despite rising numbers of new home loans amid the COVID-19 economic recovery, the outlook for housing affordability remains bleak and more of us will be renting long term

Business & Economics
Too many eggs in the property wealth basket
Australian’s over-reliance on property for wealth generation will weigh on the economy if house prices drop, but falling small business ownership looms as a bigger problem

Business & Economics
The impact of COVID-19 on Australia’s housing market
As the world faces one of the fastest and largest global economic contractions in living memory, Australia’s house prices are likely to fall for months – possibly years

Politics & Society
Where to now for Australian property?
The COVID-19 hit to the economy is accelerating some trends that were already underway in Australia’s different property markets

Business & Economics
What comes after the housing boom?
After surging for five years, Australia’s hot property market may finally be cooling. So what happens if house prices fall?

Business & Economics
Greater density or urban sprawl
Regional development and apartment living hold keys to fixing the burgeoning problem of the housing challenge

Business & Economics
Buying a house? How property data can help
A new set of sale and rental figures shows trends down to the street and house