Australia’s major banks are forecasting the nation’s property boom to continue under the auspices of strong economic rebound and ultra-low interest rates. The accelerating post-COVID-19 price rise is largely driven by owner-occupier purchasers and reflects supply lagging behind the shifting demand. The CEOs of four major banks all signalled an optimistic outlook on the house price growth during the latest session with the House Standing Committee on Economics in Canberra.  Commonwealth Bank (CBA), Westpac Bank and National Bank of Australia (NAB ) forecast an increase of at least 10 percent this year, and ANZ Bank expects annual growth of up to 17 percent. CBA CEO Matt Comyn said the bank had upgraded its house price forecast for 2021 following an “acceleration” in price inflation in February and March. “We were thinking 8 percent, and we are now thinking 10 percent,” he told Liberal MP Tim Wilson, the committee chairman, on April 15. …