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PROPERTY PRICES News & Analysis

Will house prices crash?
Personal Finance
Will house prices crash?
Absent much higher interest rates and or unemployment, a house price crash in Australia looks unlikely. However, a failure to boost affordability...
Dr Shane Oliver | 02 September 2024
Is a mortgage actually ‘good’ debt?
Personal Finance
Is a mortgage actually ‘good’ debt?
What does the explosion in mortgage debt mean for future property prices in Australia and highly geared homeowners.
Mark LaMonica, CFA | 24 July 2024
Australian stocks will crush housing over the next decade
Personal Finance
Australian stocks will crush housing over the next decade
By our estimate, housing is 40% overvalued, making it one of the world's priciest assets and even more expensive than the 'Magnificent Seven' US tech...
James Gruber | 22 July 2024
Property prices back on the rise as households see RBA finish line
Markets
Property prices back on the rise as households see RBA finish line
The events of the past week have raised the bets for an RBA pause in April. Could we be nearing the bottom of the property slump?
Sarah Dowling | 17 March 2023
Lessons from Australia’s largest property busts
Personal Finance
Lessons from Australia’s largest property busts
Housing is a story of boom and bust. Here we look at previous downturns and what we might learn from them.
James Gruber | 09 March 2023
100 suburbs with the best growth potential in 2023
Markets
100 suburbs with the best growth potential in 2023
Rising interest rates have put the brakes on the property market, but industry experts say there are still opportunities for those on the hunt for...
Sarah Dowling | 21 December 2022
Four property market red flags to watch: Editor's note
Markets
Four property market red flags to watch: Editor's note
The Reserve Bank is sanguine about risks in the property market, you shouldn't be.
Lewis Jackson | 22 July 2022
Aussies overloaded with bricks, despite shares’ outperformance
Stocks
Aussies overloaded with bricks, despite shares’ outperformance
Investors priced out of the property market can still attend the ‘capital growth’ party via stock investing, writes Nicki Bourlioufas.
Nicki Bourlioufas | 10 May 2021
The Great Debate - Pt 1: Equities outpace property over the long run
Stocks
The Great Debate - Pt 1: Equities outpace property over the long run
Morningstar analysis shows investors would have been better off in equities than property over the last two decades.
Lewis Jackson | 05 May 2021
REA Group earnings expectations unjustified
Stocks
REA Group earnings expectations unjustified
Low interest rates, not earnings potential, underpin the potential of the owner of Australia's No 1 property portal, says a Morningstar report.
Lex Hall | 06 January 2021