The relentless housing boom in Australia’s cities, especially Melbourne and Sydney, is often framed as an intergenerational conflict in which younger generations are being priced out of the market by baby boomers. However, sociological theories of social class suggest parents’ wealth and social status will eventually be passed onto their children anyway.
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In some suburbs, landlords are dropping their rent to secure a tenant.
Property prices soar in once budget-friendly suburb Macleod
Once known as sleepy suburbia, this pocket of the city is waking up.
Sydney owner makes 900 per cent return in a decade
A five-bedroom house in Sydney’s Double Bay sold for $4.6 million on Monday night. It was bought for $475,000 in 2014.
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Buyers see value in Macgregor
Those looking to get a foot onto the property ladder will welcome the lower prices the suburb has to offer.
First Home Owner grant ‘damaging’ to regional Queensland: REIQ
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland have renewed calls to expand the First Home Owner grant to established homes.
Mosman scores highest ever auction result with $11.95 million property
As Sydney’s market returned to boom-time clearance rates over the weekend, Mosman recorded its highest ever auction result at $11.95 million.
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Melbourne suburbs where house and unit rents have risen fastest
Melbourne’s bayside rental market is heating up with families and couples shifting their attention from the leafy east to a house within striking distance of the beach.