Consumers tighten purse strings due to high housing costs
HIGHER housing costs are having an impact on the wider economy with…
Westfield shopping malls buoyed by $28.5bn retail sales
CUSTOMERS are returning to Westfield shopping centres, with Scentre Group (ASX: SCG)…
Home borrowers struggling with higher cost-of-living
NEARLY half of mortgage holders in Australia are contemplating selling their homes…
Stockland records rise in defaults and cancellations, as rate hike looms
DIVERSIFIED developer Stockland reported a strong increase in enquiry levels for homes…
Next rate move likely to be a hike rather than a cut
THE Reserve Bank is more likely to hike interest rates than not…
Rental crisis exacerbating inflation, rate cut likely
THE prospect of an interest rate cut in 2024 is beginning to…
High housing costs adding to inflation
THE housing crisis continued to be a major source of inflationary pressure…
1.6m Aussie households under mortgage stress
EVEN with the RBA rata pause, mortgage stress continued to rise to…
Mortgage arrears climb to new high since pandemic
MORTGAGE arrears rose in the December quarter to their highest level since…
