January 31, 2017 By General Approvals plunge while apartments deferred More than 180 apartment projects, valued at a total of $1.6 billion, were deferred in the final quarter of 2016, with a further half a billion dollars' worth of projects abandoned in the same period. Read more
January 31, 2017 By General NAB lifts forecasts on residential prices NAB Group Economics has lifted its national house price forecasts for 2017 to 3.4% (previously 0.4%). Unit price forecasts were also revised up, to 0.8% for 2017 (was -1.6%). Read more
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January 24, 2017 By General ATO to disclose Tax Debts of Businesses The 2016-17 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook included allowing the ATO to disclose to credit reporting bureaus the tax debt information of businesses that have not effectively engaged with the ATO to manage these debts from 1 July, 2017. Read more
January 24, 2017 By Home Loans Australia's largest insurer to raise LMI QBE has announced an increase in the cost of lenders' mortgage insurance (LMI) for property investors with the surcharge (or pricing loader) rising from 7% to 12%, reports the Australian Financial Review. Read more