Property
Property prices are dropping in major capital cities with deeper falls possible as tax changes kick in.
If Labor wants to improve housing affordability, it needs to stop prices rising. The hard bit is selling voters the consequences.
The challenger bank will allow borrowers in priority industries including tech, finance and government to take on more leverage despite a weaker property market.
The government will ban self-managed super funds from borrowing to buy homes after striking a deal with the Greens. The SMSF industry says it wasn’t consulted.
Behind the scenes of our 4,000-word deep dive into the collapse of an award-winning national buyers agency just weeks after the federal budget.
Venture debt provider Mighty Partners has emerged as one of the victims in the collapse as stranded customers, collectively owed $10 million, begin the search for answers.
Head of retail banking Carolyn McCann has conceded the division’s cost base is too high relative to its peers, as she unveiled her new strategy.
The chief executive of ANZ says, whatever its merits, the government’s tax plan is having the desired effect on property investment.
Dashdot’s collapse raises a bigger question for Australia’s gravity-defying property market: is this an isolated failure or a sign of a deeper reckoning?
The collapse of a major buyers agency has sparked predictions of pain ahead for real estate agents and mortgage brokers as the market react swiftly to housing tax reforms.
The fallout from the collapse of a prominent national buyers agency continues, with liquidator Teneo saying it’s too early to say whether any money will be recovered.
As investor lending contracts sharply, Australia’s biggest banks face tougher margins, weaker credit growth and a growing threat from non-bank lenders.
Two Capital Brief stories capture a turning point in Australia’s economy, with housing losing steam and AI infrastructure beginning its surge.
The online property advisory has placed itself in voluntary liquidation, with customers who paid thousands of dollars in upfront fees fearful they will be left stranded.
The major lenders have now all called time on negative gearing.
It echoes similar moves by Westpac and Macquarie, with CBA and ANZ still reviewing their policies in the wake of the government’s negative gearing ban.
