Your update on the Australian housing market: Welcome to the inaugural QBE Australian Housing Outlook Update report - a snapshot of what’s changed since our major Housing Outlook report launched in October 2017....
This study, released for March 2018, examines the contribution of the development industry to the Queensland economy, and its regions. The development industry includes organisations and individuals involved in the planning, design, and delivery of residential, commercial, retail and community property and infrastructure....
The 10th annual UDIA State of the Land report: The report highlights how Australia's residential developers have continued to respond to the national housing supply challenge with near record levels of lot releases in residential greenfield land estates and record levels of completions of multi-unit/infill...
Competition in Australia's Financial System Inquiry (MFAA Responce - March 20th, 2018): The MFAA has submitted a comprehensive response to the Productivity Commission's Draft Report into Competition in the Australian Financial System. Download the PDF or read the full submission here:...
Pockets of the Brisbane property market are tipped to outperform this year, as southern markets cool and more interstate buyers turn their attention north. While Brisbane as a whole is predicted to continue its slow and steady price growth, analysts have revealed some areas will go...
UIDA Market Report: South East Queensland (February 2018)...
What’s going on with the Gold Coast housing market? 1. About 577,000 people live on the Gold Coast. It is expected to grow by some 12,500 new residents per annum. 2. There is a need to build 5,000 new dwellings each year to adequately house this demand. 3....
The regional centre of Toowoomba, 125km west of Brisbane, has proven to be an active locale for development activity, punching above its weight with 103 project commencements over the past 12 months. Worth a combined $608 million, this represents one per cent of all construction commencements across...
The first round of public hearings for the Banking Royal Commission will focus on lending, including mortgages, credit cards and car loans; we heard today during the opening session. The Commission highlighted the large size of the lending market, and the significant number of submissions they...
The royal commission into banking has released its first publication, laying out the market dominance of Australia's major banks and their high profitability compared with international peers. On Friday morning, commissioner Kenneth Hayne QC published a background paper titled Some Features of the Australian Banking Industry. The...