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Australian home prices rose last month at the slowest pace since January 2025, weighed down by large declines Sydney and Melbourne, as rising borrowing costs hurt demand....

Higher construction costs caused by the war in the Middle East could worsen Australia's ongoing housing crisis and threaten the country's ability to meet ambitious housing targets, builders and economists have warned....

As homeownership drifts further out of reach, governments are looking for new ways to help first-time buyers come up with the money. In Australia, economist Saul Eslake argues that letting buyers tap retirement savings or reduce down payments only puts more upward pressure on prices. In Singapore, economist Sumit Agarwal points to a very different system: mandatory savings there can be used for housing, but steep taxes discourage buying second and third homes. Through the experiences of first-time buyers Jordan Davies in Melbourne and Jeff Chie in Singapore, the story explores whether easier access to capital really helps people buy homes or simply makes housing even more expensive. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Reserve Bank of Australia's second consecutive increase lifts cash rate target to where it was in February last yearFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has increased interest rates amid a global energy shock that threatens to push Australian inflation towards 5% in a split decision, leaving the door open to further hikes.The hike takes the RBA's cash rate target from 3.85% to 4.1%, back to where it was in February 2025, wiping out the relief offered by two cuts last year. Continue reading......

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Sydney home prices, Australia's bellwether property market, stagnated in February even as other major cities kept powering ahead, irrespective of the Reserve Bank's interest-rate hike earlier in the month....

Australia's heritage laws are worsening the country's housing affordability crisis by protecting hundreds of thousands of low-value buildings without weighing the economic cost, according to the Centre for Independent Studies....

Office landlords in Australia's two biggest cities stand to gain as workers return to the office more often than required, according to Bloomberg Intelligence....

Shortest rate-cutting cycle in the RBA's modern history ends after unexpected jump in inflation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has hiked rates for the first time in more than two years, with mortgage holders to bear the brunt of dealing with an unexpected jump in inflation.The RBA monetary policy board announced on Tuesday at the end of its two-day meeting that the cash rate target would lift to 3.85%, from 3.6%. Continue reading......

Australia's home-price growth gathered pace in January, underscoring the challenge for Reserve Bank policymakers as they weigh interest-rate increases in a property market already grappling with stretched affordability....

Australia's home-price growth decelerated in December and the two biggest markets edged lower, as the risk of renewed interest-rate hikes weighed on both sentiment and the outlook for property in the year ahead....

Private-credit investments are growing increasingly risky in Australia due to their heavy weighting toward the property sector, some of the nation's biggest funds say....

A wave of redevelopment in Bondi, the inner city and lower north shore is pricing people out – even while governments profess to be focused on affordabilityGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBondi used to be home to surfers, backpackers and artists. But the bohemian vibe of Sydney's most famous beach risks being swamped by a wave of high-end developments.Older apartment blocks that provided affordable housing are being bought by companies and wealthy individuals, who are turning them into smaller blocks with fewer luxury dwellings, or sometimes single homes. Continue reading......

Australia could bolster housing supply by almost 1 million homes through a “gentle density” strategy, a model successfully applied in New Zealand that would help address an accommodation crisis, a new report showed....

Around $16 billion is due to be poured into Western Australia's Perth over the next decade....

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Australian home prices extended gains in November as demand continued to outstrip supply, a dynamic that could add to inflation pressures and keep the country's central bank from cutting interest rates further....

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