It’s usually first-home buyers who are tapping into the bank of mum and dad, but there’s another crowd who are asking their parents to step in.
Insights
Six properties at 24: From housing commission to property investor
It’s not wealthy parents or a high-paying job that has allowed this 24-year-old to accrue a large property portfolio.
Australia’s property market falls out of global top five: Knight Frank
A dull performance in the real estate market has pushed Australia from fourth to sixth out of 55 countries , according to a global ranking index comparing price growth in mainstream residential markets.
Cracks emerging in Sydney’s apartment rental markets: report
Some of Sydney’s property markets are showing early stages of oversupply.
Ski town property markets ‘seriously rallying’ as snow falls
Snow season is set to begin, but the property markets in the colder end of town have been quietly surging for the past 12 months.
Renovation hotspots: Homeowners splash millions in Bellevue Hill, Double Bay
The prestigious eastern suburbs are Sydney’s home improvement hotspots.
Australians are entering twilight years with $150,000 of mortgage debt: ING Direct
Australians are reaching their twilight years with growing sums of mortgage debt.
Castle Hill neighbours band together to secure multimillion-dollar sale
Three homes have been sold to a developer for a possible record sum in Castle Hill.
Property experts expect up to 10 per cent house price growth by 2020
Despite fears of an oversupply in some markets, most experts think prices will continue to rise until 2020.
Major bank to recognise parental leave for home borrowers
New parents have typically struggled when on parental leave.