Developer founded by Lang Walker sidesteps downturn with $217m profit
Mirvac and Stockland have flagged early signs of a housing slowdown as inquiry levels ease. Walker Group says its buyers are still following through on sales.
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Mirvac and Stockland have flagged early signs of a housing slowdown as inquiry levels ease. Walker Group says its buyers are still following through on sales.
The fastest downturn in 40 years has not just hit existing properties. It means Australia could fall further behind on its target of 1.2 million new homes.
Purchasers in this usually competitive market are used to moving quickly. But the game is different now, and some are playing it to their advantage.
The decline in the NSW capital since values peaked this year beat the 8.2pc decline Melbourne has suffered over the past 4 ½ years, new Cotality figures show.
If the RBA increases interest rates for a fifth time this year on Tuesday, the financial squeeze will further reduce house prices which are falling at the fastest pace on record.
Coalition MP Garth Hamilton says he has the numbers to end the party’s long-standing policy to allow first home buyers access to their superannuation.
Economic clouds and pressures in the mortgage market are expected to come through in Westpac’s full-year earnings on Monday.
The sudden rise of concern about a probably fifth rate rise showed up in this week’s housing market as vendors pulled homes from auction in great numbers.
The buyers of one of the exclusive Sydney suburb’s most expensive homes have emerged as colleagues and friends.
Government spending has soared by $7 billion compared to the May budget, raising serious questions over Premier Ben Carroll’s pledge to rein in expenditure.
Good design isn’t just for pricey housing. But sometimes it takes architects at the top of their game to show how it can be done.
Bathla’s administrators have secured court orders appointing them over a series of companies that were kept separate when the builder collapsed in August.