The interim report is a good sign of where the opposition will take its housing policies heading into the next election.
Housing
Cameron Murray is increasingly known for opposing the mainstream on key economic issues - ranging from superannuation, to nuclear, and now the government's embrace of industry policy.
There's no doubt interest rates affect the property market, but how it looks each cycle can vary.
The Greens plan for a publicly owned housing developer has been widely lambasted by economists. But maybe that was exactly the point of it.
The five-year countdown hasn’t started yet for the National Housing Accord’s promised 1.2 million new homes. But the property development lobby says it’s already dead without serious intervention in the upcoming federal budget.
Besa Deda made history as Australia's first female chief economist at a bank. She now wants to have an impact on the housing debate.
We're likely to see headlines soon about record high house prices. It would add fresh fuel to the fire in the affordability and immigration debates.
Australia's housing market has rebounded faster than most in the world — to the delight and dismay of those living within it.
Every boom has unintended consequences and this one could be found in the property market.
Australia has faced years of compounding economic shocks, but this year it was house prices that surprised Michele Bullock the most.
For CEDA's chief economist, economics must be about more than growth for the sake of growth.
Australian households are feeling the pain of interest rates. But we need to look at the underlying disease in the housing market.
Economists were forecasting a “mortgage cliff” as borrowers on fixed loans adjusted to sharply higher rates. But it now looks like renters are the ones falling off it.
When rents are soaring, it's not only tenants who pay the price.
An FOI request on the RBA’s internal discussions outlines concerns about the extreme lengths people are taking to make mortgage repayments, even in ‘prosperous suburbs of Sydney’.
With home ownership getting more out of reach for younger Australians, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor says the Coalition will work on scaling up City Deals to address the supply side of the problem.
A transcript of shadow treasurer Angus Taylor's comments on some of the major economic issues facing Australia.
AMP chief economist Shane Oliver is constantly looking for the right balance.
