Speculation about a housing bubble is likely to heat up even further, with Sydney and Melbourne property prices up more than 5 per cent.
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How we house growing families in Australia
Australians are facing the choice of either moving to a bigger house or renovating their existing home.
Claims foreigners buying 11 per cent of NSW real estate ‘bogus’
The latest distraction in the housing affordability debate has been the claim “foreigners” are buying 11 per cent of NSW property.
We won’t solve the Great Australian Nightmare with handouts to first-home buyers, we need to change the rhetoric around home ownership
Stamp duty cuts and government handouts both sound like great ideas if you’re a first-home buyer facing sky-high house prices.
Sydney tenants fear landlord retaliation if they complain about repairs
Tenants pay a premium to rent Sydney homes, but many refuse to ask for maintenance out of fear of retaliation, experts say.
Where to buy a home in Sydney: 18 suburbs with the most properties for sale
Clearance rates may be back above 80 per cent, but there are some suburbs where buyers have more choice than others.
Sydney house prices ‘to fall 5 per cent over next two years’, according to BIS Oxford Economics
After a four-year property boom, are storm clouds brewing?
Clear divide in economic performance means Sydney, Melbourne home owners have Perth, Queensland to thank for low repayments
If housing markets across Australia were as strong as Sydney’s, it’s likely the official interest rate would double.
Shortfall of the tall: most skyscrapers ‘are crap pieces of design’, expert says
A leading expert on tall buildings slammed 95 per cent of skyscrapers as “crap pieces of design”. But there are some in Australia getting it right.
Renovation 101: Should you sell or keep the home as a rental?
Those looking to make the most of a renovation are often left deciding between holding onto the property as a rental, or flipping it for profit.