Property
Threat to strip thousands off energy-guzzling homes
A NEW green scheme threatens to wipe tens of thousands of dollars from the market price of some Australian homes.
Boomers bailing out Gen Y housing dream
BABY boomers are under pressure to use their hard-earned superannuation savings to help pay for their children's houses.
Scam sells home while owner away - again
POLICE are investigating an alleged sale of a house without the owner's knowledge, the second case of its kind within a year.
Home loans rise slightly in June
OFFICIAL figures show the owner occupied housing sector is holding up well, and won't affect the outlook for interest rates, economists say.
Stay-at-home kids squeezing families
RISING property prices means adult children refuse to leave the family nest, pushing up the size of Australian households.
'We won't make you sell off family homes'
By Malcolm Farr AUSTRALIANS won't have to sell off their home as they get older to afford aged care, under a new plan.
Mortgage market falls on rate rise fears
MORTGAGE sales fell 3.7 per cent in July, borrowers going into their shells in fear of an interest rate rise and the carbon tax.
Limited supply forcing up office rent
RENTS are expected to climb in most of the country's major office markets over the next year as high demand outstrips limited supply.
Tenants feel the heat as rents skyrocket
TOUGH times lie ahead for tenants as rents escalate across capital cities, fuelled by the housing squeeze and rate jitters.
Tenants feel the heat as rents skyrocket
TOUGH times lie ahead for tenants as rents escalate across capital cities, fueled by the housing squeeze and rate jitters.
Building approvals plummet as rates hit
OFFICIAL data showing falling building figures means any recovery in the Australian housing sector is tentative at best, economists say.
New home sales slump in June
NEW home sales fell in June, suffering their largest monthly decline in five years, a private survey of major residential builders shows.
Gen Y target investment properties
GEN Y is putting aside aspirations to own their own dream home, instead looking to enter the market through an investment property.
Gen Y target investment properties
GEN Yers are putting aside their aspirations to own their dream home and instead are looking to enter the market through an investment property.
Green rating slug for Aussie homeowners
HOMEOWNERS to be hit with an $800 bill to give their houses a compulsory "green rating" before they are sold or leased.
Home lending tumbles to record low
GROWTH in home lending has tumbled to its lowest level in 34 years in a harbinger of further pain for the property market.
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Auction clearance rates hit ten-month high
SYDNEY realtors defied the gloomy winter weather, with auction clearance rates hitting a 10-month high on the weekend.
Repossession writs double in six months
COST of living takes its toll as record numbers of Australians begin to default on their mortgages and face eviction from their homes.
Record 15-month decline in house prices
HOUSE prices in Perth continue to spiral downward, recording the longest run of consecutive monthly falls the market has ever seen.
Aussie dream fading as home buyers flee
THE number of South Australians people buying their first home has dropped almost 50 per cent in the past two years.
City office rents on the way up
SYDNEY'S office rents are expected to grow by at least 10 per cent next year, according to new research from CB Richard Ellis.
Real estate group calls in administrators
QUEENSLAND-based real estate group has called in administrators after falling victim to the property market slump.
Flat rents a fresh headwind for investors
PROPERTY investors are facing fresh headwinds with rental income growth stuck below the pace of inflation.
Flat rents a fresh headwind for investors
PROPERTY investors are facing fresh headwinds with rental income growth stuck below the pace of inflation.
Sydney pricey? It's tough anywhere
ADELAIDE land values jump 200 per cent overtaking Sydney for first time, but buyers take heart - it's still less expensive than Perth.
Sydney pricey? It's tough buying anywhere
ADELAIDE land values jump 200 per cent overtaking Sydney for first time, but buyers take heart - it's still less expensive than Perth.
First-home buyers flee property market
THE Australian property industry is shedding first-home buyers at breakneck speed, with 60,000 fewer buyers within the past year.
