Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman unpack the Greens-aligned proposal for publicly owned supermarkets, the fallout from the credit card surcharge changes, and what shifting voter preferences could mean for housing policy. They also warn about the rush into commercial property, particularly inside self-managed super funds, and flag that roughly a quarter of listings are now sitting on the market for six months.
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Cotality has values down 5.2% since March, Brisbane clearance rates at 20%, a $1m home listed for $2, and first home buyer lending retreating again.
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National preliminary clearance rates stayed below 50 per cent for a second straight week, with auction volumes across the capitals at levels last seen during the pandemic.
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With Australia holding the second highest interest rates in the developed world, the Property Buzz co-host asks whether a future government could strip the central bank's control of monetary policy.
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Wanying "Heather" Zhang, a Californian agent with a US$3.3 million average sale price, is accused of surveilling the Taiwanese President's son for Beijing.
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Property Buzz host says a wave of ill-informed commercial buys through SMSFs could erode retirement savings and draw regulators and super fund lobbyists into the debate.
Money & market
Buyers are pulling back as higher repayments shrink their budgets. In Brisbane, only about one in four auctions found a buyer last week.
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Phil Tarrant says tenants who use credit cards to bridge a tight week may lose that option, while a Sydney cafe lifted prices the day the ban took effect.
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Phil Tarrant questioned the utility of crypto-secured mortgages, pointing to capital gains tax on liquidation and a regulatory framework that is still being written.
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Entry deposits of $600,000 to $800,000 are underwritten by the family home. Phil Tarrant says nobody in Canberra has modelled what happens when that asset shrinks.
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Knight Frank ranks the Glitter Strip eighth globally for prime price growth, while Brisbane new apartments now fetch $29,100 per sqm.
Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman unpack why the Treasurer's inflation explanation does not stack up against the CPI and oil price data, and why the RBA says it does not model government spending. Phil then sets out a new argument: because aged care entry is means tested against the family home, falling property values shift the cost of caring for older Australians onto the taxpayer. The pair also work through the fallout from the credit card surcharge ban and payday super for small business.
Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman unpack the week's rate decision and CPI figures, arguing government spending and energy costs are doing more work on inflation than the Treasurer admits. Phil then sets out a new thesis: falling property values could undermine Australia's aged care funding model, because entry to a nursing home is means tested and usually funded by selling the family home. The pair also weigh up the unintended consequences of the credit card surcharge ban and payday super for small business and renters.
Phil Tarrant and Alex Whitlock unpack why economists still expect the RBA to lift the cash rate despite rising unemployment, and what the Intergenerational Report 2026 says about housing, ageing and tax. They also work through the AFR power issue's property rankings, the collapse of a Western Sydney builder group, NIMBY resistance in the Sutherland Shire, and why outer-fringe investor stock is struggling to rent.
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