The results of a recent household income and wealth survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) are not necessarily what you’d expect. The results state that higher income households are more likely to be over-indebted than lower income ones and determined those households that are over-indebted and those that are not. The 2015-16…
When most Australians are asked about ‘the X factor’ they think the question is about a talent show on TV. However, ‘the X factor’ is also talked about in the less glittery world of economic forecasting. Economists refer to ‘the X factor’ when an unforeseen event or situation blows all their carefully laid forecasts away….
About 10% of empty dwellings on census night – 1.2% of all housing – were available for rental and vacancy rates have changed little in 35 years – Could governments be overreacting? Writes… Richard Tomlinson, University of Melbourne The Airbnb and empty house phenomena and their presumed links to housing and rental prices have attracted…
A lot of people tend to write off home and contents insurance as being too expensive and therefore not worth looking into. While that may be true for some people, some homes and some situations, it’s definitely not a universal rule. Home and contents insurance is important, and it’s vital that homeowners actively look for…