Prime Insights
APRA Moves Make Property Finance Harder
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has made some big moves to ensure the safety of the financial system that…
US Interest Rise May Hit Australian Home Loan Rates
The era of easy money is drawing to a close as financial markets prepare for the US Federal Reserve to…
NSW Tops Economic Ranking
Property prices have been powering the news cycle of late as they start to reach astronomical levels. But what’s behind…
Australian Commercial Property Round-Up
As the Sydney and Melbourne residential property markets continue to power on the back of historically low interest rates, the…
Defaults In China – What Impact On Australia?
Something significant happened in China on April 20th – Kaisa, a Shenzen-based property developer, finally buckled under $10.5 billion of…
Know Your Market: Sydney Hot, Others Not
Headlines concerning soaring property prices in Sydney are now almost a daily occurrence. However all this focus on Sydney and…
Much Ado About Commodity Prices
The mining boom has masked Australia’s weakening budget fundamentals. With windfall revenues from mining taxes, governments of both persuasions have…
US – It’s Not All Roses Isn’t It?
The GFC has spawned a new norm of sub-trend growth. In the US, growth is lacklustre at best, unemployment is…
Housing Un-Affordability? Blame The Foreigners
After many months of feverish discussion about the drivers of the Australian property market, Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has proposed…
How Far Can You Inflate A Bubble Without It Bursting
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is in a bind. Meagre growth, lacklustre jobs figures and almost non-existent demand cornered…