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ASX gains as JB Hi-Fi profits surge on COVID pandemic online shopping spree – ABC News

Commonwealth Bank economists say record low mortgage rates and the jobs recovery will drive house prices higher. Meanwhile, Australian shares continue to push higher….

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Economists at Australia’s biggest bank think the housing market is “on the cusp of a boom”, as record low mortgage rates collide with the recovery in the jobs market.
Key points:

  • CBA forecasts house prices to rise 16pc and apartment prices to rise 9pc over two years.
  • JB Hi-Fi shares have risen after its net profit climbed 86 per cent
  • Nearmap has rejected a short-seller report that caused its shares to dive last week

Commonwealth Bank economists are forecasting an 8 per cent rise in national dwelling…

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