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Home values are under pressure.

Surprising amount you could afford to spend on a house

For anyone watching homes in their area sell for millions, the budget considered achievable for an average household would be a big surprise.

  • Elizabeth Redman and Kristy Johnson

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Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock said in December the board was increasingly confident inflation was returning towards target.

Pre-election interest rate cut on the cards despite inflation uptick

Monthly inflation edged higher ahead of the Reserve Bank’s first interest rate decision for the year, but the key measure of underlying inflation dropped.

  • Millie Muroi
House prices in towns such as Barwon Heads have had a double-digit price drop.

The Victorian coastal towns where house prices plunged 20 per cent

Beach houses in many popular spots have recorded double-digit price drops over the past couple of years, and buyers have their pick.

  • Kate Halfpenny
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Borrowers buy back the pharm

While Ukrainians discover a fate worse than Vlad.

A rare window of opportunity could open for home buyers thanks to new government incentives and a cooling market.

What are the chances of buying a first home in 2025?

Property prices are sky-high and cost-of-living pressures are mounting, but with planning and strategy, buyers might be in luck.

  • Sarah Webb

The RBA chose to sit on its hands in 2024. Here’s why

If and when the RBA does cut interest rates, it will provide relief to millions. But it will also bring sighs of despair from others.

  • Shane Wright
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Wages slowdown and struggling economy give RBA room to move

Minutes of the Reserve Bank’s most recent meeting suggest inflation pressures are easing faster than expected, in good news for borrowers and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

  • Shane Wright
The International Monetary Fund says a major package of changes, from tax to land supply, is needed to make Australian housing more affordable.

Five Australian cities are now among world’s top 20 most expensive

The International Monetary Fund says nothing short of major reform can change the fact that Australian housing, across all international metrics, is some of the most expensive in the world.

  • Shane Wright
The RBA may not cut rates in its first post-Christmas meeting.

The RBA might delay cutting rates – again. There’s a silver lining for some

Internal documents suggest the Reserve Bank may have to delay interest rate cuts – and its economists understand why that’s confusing for regular Australians.

  • Shane Wright
Wall Street tumbled after the Fed shifted its thinking for 2025.

The Trump shadow hanging over Wall Street’s meltdown

A big change in the Federal Reserve’s thinking triggered a bloodbath on Wall Street that has spread around the world.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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