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Home loans Make the biggest dent to your home loan

THE first few years of your home loan are the most important when it comes to making a significant dent to your mortgage.

Real estate Where real estate titans buy their homes

THE chairman of Australia’s top real estate website has just bought a new home, and it’s a pearler.

Realestate Home so sweet on Sugarloaf

A UNIQUE home perched on a hillside overlooking Frederick Henry Bay and has brought its owners joy every day for the past 10 years.

Realestate More homes hit $1m mark as sales surge

A ROBUST December quarter has seen Tasmania’s housing market increase to the highest number of sales in years, the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania has revealed.

Fraudster jailed Real estate agent jailed over $2m fraud

IMAGINE saving a deposit for your first home ... Only to have it stolen by your real estate agent.

No fixed address Freemans embrace rent-free ethos

A LIFE on the move can suit anyone in need of adventure, says habitual house sitter Rachel Freeman.

Real estate A blind man built this incredible home

AND you thought assembling an IKEA cabinet was tough. A blind man managed to both design and build this stupendously beautiful house.

Real estate Why it’s OK to be renting right now

RENTS have been going nowhere, while house prices have shot through the roof in some areas. Here is why not buying could be your best decision yet.

Real estate Battery Point auction yields splendid result

A CROWD of almost 100 people watched a slice Tasmanian maritime history go under the hammer, as a perfectly-maintained 1850s whalers’ cottage on Arthur Circus was auctioned.

Super Bowl Best, worst and wackiest Super Bowl ads

SUPER Bowl day is here, and that means one thing: the world’s most attention-grabbing adverts. Here’s our wrap.

Realestate Guide Water is at your back door

THIS architect-designed home with spectacular river views was recently used as part of the film set of Lion.

Former barman Mogul, 30, buys 18 properties a month

USING ingenious buying tactics, former barman Nathan Birch from Parramatta now owns 200 properties after adding 18 to his real estate empire last month — and he’s only 30.

Unreal estate Refugee claims: That terrace is mine

A QUIRKY terrace house in trendy Paddington is up for sale after a bizarre court case last year in which a refugee tried to claim the home should be his.

Property bargain Live at Bondi for $390,000

IS this Sydney’s best buy? The suburb with the country’s most expensive apartment has a bargain basement listing.

Property predictions The suburbs to watch this year

MOST analysts predict a slow down in growth during 2016, but according to valuation group Herron Todd White these pockets will still perform well.

Cash rate Is now the time to buy property?

THE RBA has kept the official cash rate on hold at 2 per cent in its first meeting of the year, but economists are tipping further cuts in the coming months.

Real estate Hobart CBD home sales boom

HOBART’S real estate market continues to boom with a new report showing it is Australia’s best performed capital city for home sales.

Luxury living Trophy homes that have actually won awards

IN THE world of property promotion, lots of sellers claim “trophy home” status. But these are the houses with the awards to prove it.

Real Estate How low can you go?

MORE Aussies than ever before will fix part or all of their mortgage over the next 12 months amid uncertainty over where interest rates will go this year.