Economic updates

Australia has a very sound set of building standards designed to protect people in new houses and renovated homes or commercial real estate.

In good news for the Australian economy, the national unemployment rate dropped 0.2 per cent to reach six per cent in May, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

For those considering the cost of apartments and houses for rent, there could be good news from the latest official statistics.

While falling interest rates may have made home loans more affordable, the price of new dwellings is still an area of concern.

Farmers are a peculiar bunch. They put up with the harshest of conditions on rural real estate that is far from anything, working hard day-in and day-out to produce something they're proud of.

While you might be pounding the streets of Perth or Melbourne looking at houses for sale, you're only at the beginning of the journey.

Housing supply is considered by many to be one of the primary determinants of affordability.

It's been widely acknowledged that introducing new housing stock is a key way to address housing affordability issues, while stimulating economic activity at the same time.

The price of real estate in Australia is a hot topic at the moment, and is something that is never far from the headlines.

According to recent research commissioned by the Property Council of Australia, more than you may have previously thought.

The recent announcement to hold the cash rate at its historic low of two per cent was expected across the industry and welcomed with enthusiasm.

The Property Council of Australia recently announced that record levels of construction across the country are expected to continue throughout the 2016 financial year.