Rents at seven-year low, Brisbane more expensive than Melbourne
Domain's rental report for the last quarter of 2020 indicates rents are at their lowest point since 2014, led by unit price falls in Sydney and Melbourne.
January 14, 2021
New year, new home loan rate cuts
Maybe your New Year's resolution could be to review your home loan, as HomeStar Finance and QBank made some rate changes to ring-in 2021.
January 08, 2021
Australian electric vehicle sales run out of puff, lag behind other nations
While car sales had a promising end to the year, electric vehicle sales ran out of steam as other nations pushed ahead with going green.
January 07, 2021
Home building ramps up in end-of-year push
The latest building approvals data from November shows construction of new private houses increased 6.1%.
January 07, 2021
Utes, SUVs dominate in car sales rebound
According to the latest data, December added to November's new car sales rebound, posting sales 13.5% higher than December 2019.
January 06, 2021
Job ads hit an 18-month high: ANZ
ANZ has reported a 9.2% 'V-shaped' rebound in job advertisements, now at an 18-month high, but has warned of upcoming challenges for the labour force.
January 05, 2021
JobKeeper reduced from today: Here's what you should know
The JobKeeper subsidy is being reduced by up to $200 a fortnight per employee today.
January 04, 2021
'Zombie company' protections end 1 January
Temporary debt protections put in place in March will be wound back on 1 January, but a permanent increase in the bankruptcy threshold will apply.
December 22, 2020
How expensive is Australia to live?
Australia frequently gets touted as one of the highest-earning, and highest cost-of-living countries in the world, but how does it actually compare globally?
December 21, 2020
Neobank 86 400 quintuples loan book after Xinja falters
In its year-end update, neobank 86 400 said it now has $200m in home loans on its books, less than a week after Xinja handed back its banking licence.
December 21, 2020
