3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (293+ words) Structural shifts point to slower, steadier house price gains for years ahead New Zealand's housing affordability has improved sharply from 2021 extremes, with house prices now sitting at roughly 6.7 times household disposable income, down from a peak of 9.8, according to ASB's…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (314+ words) ASB tips a slower, income-led recovery as structural headwinds reshape the housing outlook New Zealand house prices are unlikely to reclaim their late-2021 peaks until as late as 2029, according to a new ASB Economics note, which argues the housing market…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (404+ words) National poll pits migration policy against housing solutions A new national poll suggests Australians have lost faith in the country's ability to build enough homes to solve the housing crisis, with a clear majority instead backing cuts to migration, The…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (326+ words) Weak profitability and sliding confidence raise borrowing capacity concerns for brokers A 10-point drop in profitability and a five-point fall in trading conditions dragged Australian business conditions into negative territory in August — the first time that's happened in six years....

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (326+ words) Weak profitability and sliding confidence raise borrowing capacity concerns for brokers A 10-point drop in profitability and a five-point fall in trading conditions dragged Australian business conditions into negative territory in August — the first time that's happened in six years....

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (486+ words) Taxes and fees account for 36% of a new Ontario home's cost, RESCON president warns Ontario has made real progress on housing affordability, but not enough. That is the verdict from Richard Lyall, president of the Residential Construction Council of Ontario…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (564+ words) Trade war deepens as Ottawa targets 700-plus American products with duties of up to 50% Canada's retaliatory tariffs on CA$27.6 billion worth of US goods took effect at midnight on September 8, escalating the bilateral trade conflict and adding fresh pressure to…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (564+ words) Targeted stamp duty relief for older movers would free up family homes and help decarbonise the UK's housing stock Andy Burnham has ruled out changes to stamp duty ahead of the Autumn Budget, but a senior mortgage industry figure says…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (407+ words) Industry demands more homes, not more buyer assistance Housing affordability in Australia has plunged to a record low: a median-income household can now afford just 12% of homes sold in the past financial year, down sharply from 43% only five years ago,…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (439+ words) House price expectations sink to a three-year low as rates keep climbing, ASB finds New Zealanders' expectations for house price growth have fallen to their weakest level in three years, even as buyer sentiment holds steady, according to ASB's latest…...