Sydney and Melbourne residential property markets could already be in a bubble according to the chief of Australia’s Investment and Securities regulator. Talking to the Australian Financial Review this week, ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft said “History shows that people don’t know when they are in a bubble until it’s over” …
With a smirk on his face, Treasurer Joe Hockey told naive Australians today, the Reserve Bank’s cut to the official cash rate is “good news”. With a continuing deteriorating economy, the Reserve Bank was once again forced to cut the official cash rate, this time to a record low of …
According to a report in the Australian Financial Review today, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission is readying for a major crackdown on property spruiking to Self Managed Super Funds (SMSFs). It follows a recent Federal Court ruling that confirmed the commissions’ view that property spruikers who promote or recommend …
Foreign investors who purchase existing residential dwellings illegally, and third parties who knowingly assist, will face increased penalties under a new bill to be introduced into Parliament this Spring. Coinciding a day after the Foreign Investment Review Board’s (FIRB) annual report showed a 95 per cent increase in applications by …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will send an economic team to Australia next month to check up on Australia’s housing bubble and the increasing risk it poses to the economy, according to a report in the Australian Financial Review today. James Daniel who will lead the team next month told …
Applications by foreigners to purchase Australian real estate has surged in 2013/14. Data contained in the Foreign Investment Review Board’s annual report, released yesterday, show there were 23,430 applications to buy Australian real estate last financial year. This is up 95 per cent from the 12,025 applications received the year …
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