Australia is still hot property for foreign investors
As the RBA’s latest minutes bemoan the Australian dollar’s decline as still inadequate, fresh evidence has emerged showing offshore buyers are snapping up Australian property at increasing rates.
Forex-happy expats help fuel Australia's real estate market
The Chinese aren't the only ones fuelling Australia's property boom, with expats forming a powerful new wave of buyers as they cash in on opportunistic foreign property gains and bring their money home. Local Australians are benefiting, too, as they seek to repatriate funds invested in distressed US property zones.
Tougher restrictions on foreign investment has done little to halt sales to overseas buyers
The latest NAB Quarterly Australian Residential Property Survey found while foreign buyers were less active in new property markets, they had increased their presence in established markets, especially in Victoria.
5 ways bricks influence the history and perception of Australian architecture
Brisbane architect Adrian Spence on why bricks have maintained their place in Australian architecture since white-settlement, and why they will continue to be used across the spectrum of buildings for years to come.
The real housing crisis facing Australia isn't the real estate bubble - it's homelessness
Yes, getting on the housing ladder is an issue. But we also need to ask what effect the growing cost of housing is having at the extreme end of the spectrum.
