One top economist argued that lower house prices were a good thing, and that Labor would be wise to resist calls to protect asset prices and reverse course.

The housing minister says the federal budget will have only a "mild" impact on house prices, and if predictions bear out that house prices may drop by 10 per cent, that won't be…

As Jim Chalmers fights back against claims Labor’s housing budget would not get more homes built, RBA documents reveal just what the Reserve Bank thought about Labor’s agenda.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and RBA board member Ian Harper say the cooling housing market is due to a mix of interest rate rises and government policy changes.

One top economist argued that lower house prices were a good thing, and that Labor would be wise to resist calls to protect asset prices and reverse course.

The disruption from the government’s budget changes may inadvertently help the RBA slow economic activity and cool inflation in the coming months.

If home affordability was the central aim of Labor’s budget changes, then property prices have to fall. But the government can’t quite get the words out.