Alice Uribe

Sydney

Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

Reporter at Dow Jones Newswires

Deputy Property Editor @SMH | formerly reporter @WSJ @financialreview Email me: [email protected]

Articles

The locations where buying a property is now ‘impossibly unaffordable’

3 weeks ago | domain.com.au | Alice Uribe |Jim Malo

By Alice Uribe, Jim MaloMay 16, 2025Four Australian cities have been labelled “impossibly unaffordable” to buy a home in a new study, as separate research shows more than 30 per cent of dwellings now cost $1 million or more. The latest edition of the Demographia International Housing Affordability report compared the median house price to the median household income – a measure it called the median multiple – in 95 housing markets across eight countries.
The locations where buying a property is now ‘impossibly unaffordable’

3 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Alice Uribe |Jim Malo

By Alice Uribe and Jim Malo May 16, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Four Australian cities have been labelled “impossibly unaffordable” to buy a home in a new study, as separate research shows more than 30 per cent of dwellings now cost $1 million or more.
What property prices will do as interest rates fall

1 month ago | domain.com.au | Alice Uribe |Elizabeth Redman

By Alice Uribe, Elizabeth RedmanMay 9, 2025A potential spate of rate cuts looks set to push up property prices as buyers are set to be able to borrow more money, but any price growth will be limited by affordability constraints. NAB this week forecast the official cash rate to fall to 2.6 per cent within 12 months, and is the most bullish of the big four banks. Other major banks expect the official cash rate will sit at 3.5 per cent by the end of 2025.
What property prices will do as interest rates fall

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Alice Uribe |Elizabeth Redman

By Alice Uribe and Elizabeth Redman May 9, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A potential spate of rate cuts looks set to push up property prices as buyers are set to be able to borrow more money, but any price growth will be limited by affordability constraints. NAB this week forecast the official cash rate to fall to 2.6 per cent within 12 months, and is the most bullish of the big four banks.
Which jobs pay enough to save for a Melbourne house deposit

1 month ago | theage.com.au | Elizabeth Redman |Alice Uribe

By Elizabeth Redman and Alice Uribe April 28, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A single worker would have struggled to save enough money for a deposit on the median house in Melbourne over the past decade as property prices rose out of reach.
Landlords could once increase rents 20 per cent a year. That’s changed

2 months ago | domain.com.au | Alice Uribe |Elizabeth Redman

By Alice Uribe, Elizabeth RedmanMarch 13, 2025Intense competition for rental properties eased in February, new data shows, but experts view this as temporary, tipping tougher conditions for tenants ahead. Still, the days of more than 20 per cent increases for rents in a year look to be over. Despite more properties being available for rent in February than the previous month, experts say it’s still a landlord’s market as high demand for properties looks likely to continue.
Landlords could once increase rents 20 per cent a year but rental vacancy rate is easing

2 months ago | smh.com.au | Alice Uribe |Elizabeth Redman

By Alice Uribe and Elizabeth Redman March 13, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Intense competition for rental properties eased in February, new data shows, but experts view this as temporary, tipping tougher conditions for tenants ahead. Still, the days of more than 20 per cent increases for rents in a year look to be over.
Landlords could once increase rents 20 per cent a year but rental vacancy rate is easing

2 months ago | watoday.com.au | Alice Uribe |Elizabeth Redman

Intense competition for rental properties eased in February, new data shows, but experts view this as temporary, tipping tougher conditions for tenants ahead. Still, the days of more than 20 per cent increases for rents in a year look to be over. ... Want to unlock unlimited news? Read more award-winning journalism from as little as 50c a day. Get startedAlready a subscriber? Login to see the full article.
Asian Markets Largely Unfazed by Biden's Withdrawal From Presidential Race

Jul 22, 2024 | tradingview.com | Ronnie Harui |Alice Uribe

Asian Markets Largely Unfazed by Biden's Withdrawal From Presidential RaceBy Ronnie Harui and Alice UribeAsian markets were largely subdued after U.S. President Biden withdrew from the presidential race and backed Vice President Kamala Harris to run in his place. The U.S. dollar was flat at 157.43 yen, steady against the won at 1,389.40 and little changed versus the Singapore dollar, recently trading at 1.3450.
Asian Markets Largely Unfazed by Biden's Withdrawal From Presidential Race

Jul 21, 2024 | morningstar.com | Ronnie Harui |Alice Uribe

By Ronnie Harui and Alice Uribe Asian markets were largely subdued after U.S. President Biden withdrew from the presidential race and backed Vice President Kamala Harris to run in his place. The U.S. dollar was flat at 157.43 yen, steady against the won at 1,389.40 and little changed versus the Singapore dollar, recently trading at 1.3450. The Australian dollar fell 0.2% to 0.6671 against the U.S. dollar, and the New Zealand dollar dropped 0.3% to 0.5998.