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Prestige Property Report 2024
Our inaugural report published in 2024, details the market hotspots for prestige property, including the most coveted locations across Australia
You can access the latest 2025 edition of the Prestige Property Report here:
Luxury homes now ‘critical asset’ for Australia’s wealthy
Prestige property has proven less vulnerable to economic shocks - Ashley Stewart, Westpac
Investments
Profound acceleration in the new global order – Perspectives 2025
The world is changing at bullet-train speed, defined by a reversal of several drivers of the last ten years. Bittersweet forces of change are creating lasting structural impacts.
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Additional resources
2025-26 MYEFO: Cyclical upswing boosts Treasury coffers
In the lead-up to MYEFO, the spotlight had been on rising expenses, but revenue is also being boosted by Australia’s cyclical upswing. Banking these revenue gains would lower the government’s interest bill and, indirectly, help take pressure off monetary policy.
A look at New Zealand’s proposed local council rate cap
This note looks at the New Zealand Government’s proposal to introduce a cap on local council rates.
Leading Index momentum stalls
The six-month annualised growth rate in the Westpac–Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity relative to trend three to nine months into the future, slipped back to +0.16% in November from +0.32% in October.
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