Elizabeth Redman

1 day ago | smh.com.au | Elizabeth Redman

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The cost of building a new house has reached a record high, and experts warn there’s little chance that prices will ease. Labour and materials costs jumped when the pandemic began as lockdown-era stimulus of the construction industry collided with a global inflation breakout, and costs show no sign of reverting to previous levels.

2 days ago | domain.com.au | Elizabeth Redman

By Elizabeth RedmanMay 13, 2025Property values have edged below their peaks recently, but new figures lay bare how the pullback pales in comparison to their long-term growth. Sydney home values are 1.1 per cent below their recent peak, figures from Cotality (formerly known as CoreLogic) show, but are 61.6 per cent higher than a decade ago, the research house’s Home Value Index for April shows.

2 days ago | smh.com.au | Elizabeth Redman

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Property values have edged below their peaks recently, but new figures lay bare how the pullback pales in comparison to their long-term growth. Sydney home values are 1.1 per cent below their recent peak, figures from Cotality (formerly known as CoreLogic) show, but are 61.6 per cent higher than a decade ago, the research house’s Home Value Index for April shows.

6 days ago | smh.com.au | Sean Parnell |Nick Wright |Catherine Strohfeldt |Elizabeth Redman

Pinned post from By Sean ParnellThe Queensland Audit Office has criticised the former Labor government for delays implementing the North Stradbroke Island Economic Transition Strategy. The strategy, renamed Minjerribah Futures, was to be delivered by the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation, which was “required to meet many concurrent deliberables and milestones, despite having limited capacity to do so”.

6 days 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.