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Australian housing is twice as expensive as the US
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Australian housing is twice as expensive as the US
A new report suggests Australian housing is twice as expensive as that of the US and UK on a price-to-income basis. It also reveals that it’s...
James Gruber | 24 June 2024
Bingo takeover bid a potential windfall
Stocks
Bingo takeover bid a potential windfall
The $2.3bn conditional offer is a healthy premium for Australia’s largest waste manager, says Morningstar analyst Grant  Slade.
Lex Hall | 19 January 2021
Stocks to watch for the dawn of the next Aussie housing cycle
Stocks
Stocks to watch for the dawn of the next Aussie housing cycle
Residential construction will pick up next year and boost the covid-hit economy, says Morningstar’s Grant Slade.
Lex Hall | 04 September 2020
AdBri swings to half-year profit, dividend
Stocks
AdBri swings to half-year profit, dividend
Housing starts should kickstart an earnings recovery in 2021, says Morningstar’s Grant Slade.
Prashant Mehra | 26 August 2020
Ugly housing outlook won’t last
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Ugly housing outlook won’t last
Adelaide Brighton, Amcor and Bingo should ride out the housing construction slump with relative ease, says Morningstar’s Grant Slade. 
Glenn Freeman | 19 May 2020
Population growth a window of opportunity for builders, waste managers
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Population growth a window of opportunity for builders, waste managers
The short-term outlook is subdued but population growth in the longer-term will help boost building supplier Adelaide Brighton and industrial garbo...
Nicki Bourlioufas | 29 April 2020
Construction suppliers built to weather the corona storm
Stocks
Construction suppliers built to weather the corona storm
Housing is in the virus doldrums, but Grant Slade sees balance sheet strength among building suppliers.
Lex Hall | 23 April 2020
Housing uptick may lift banks, property portals
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Housing uptick may lift banks, property portals
House prices are heading up again, boosted by lower interest rates and greater certainty after the federal election. 
Nicki Bourlioufas | 23 September 2019
Reliance has pipeline of growth
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Reliance has pipeline of growth
Plumbing fittings maker Reliance Worldwide has doubled its profit and has a long pipeline of growth despite a slowdown in housing construction and...
Lex Hall with AAP | 28 August 2019