The Mental as Anything lead singer Greedy Smith talks about giving up home ownership and his plans for a ride-on mower themed compilation album.
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Sydney’s auction market strong as ever with clearance rates bouncing back above 80 per cent
One-bedroom apartment in Chippendale sells for $910,000, $100,000 over reserve
First home buyers get smashed in Melbourne’s hot auctions
Melbourne is seeing an upsurge in well-off baby boomers paying cash for residential properties and it’s making life extremely challenging for younger buyers.
Rebecca Judd renovates a derelict beachside cottage
If the kitchen is the heart of the home, then this one is full of love.
Sydneysiders willing to pay a premium for homes near green space, but it’s running out
Sydneysiders are increasingly willing to pay a premium for homes near green space – but are having more trouble than ever before actually finding them, a leading researcher has discovered.
Stuck in the middle market: Affordable rentals hard to find in Melbourne
Unable to qualify for social housing and conversely unable to afford private rental or home ownership, there is a growing cohort getting stuck in the often-ignored middle part of Melbourne’s housing market.
Meet Coogee’s Norm Taylor: The 92-year-old who is saying goodbye to his $13,000 first home
The local legend has seen Coogee transform during the past century.
Architecture helps us reach for the sky
This week Tony Trobe talks to Byron Kelly as part of an occasional series with Masters of Architecture students at the University of Canberra. They have written manifestos as part of research into contemporary architects.
Record set on home borrowing
Housing affordability has eased in Canberra impacted by surging house prices reflecting record levels of borrowings by owner-occupiers fuelled by low and falling interest rates.
Adina Cirson: Working towards progress
Too often the best laid plans come unstuck. Often the lack of coordination when dealing with government agencies brings even the most experienced, and best intentioned developers to their knees. This challenge goes both ways – one of the most frustrating things for any government is not to be able to operate truly as one government.