Property prices
The 'epicentre of the downturn': Sydney housing slump to last until at least 2020, say economists
Economists are growing ever more pessimistic about the state of the Sydney property market, survey reveals.
- by Emily Cadman, Kimberley Verschuur & Cynthia Li
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Opinion
How to fix Australia's broken property market
Taking tiny steps over a long period of time will lead to affordable housing.
- by Jessica Irvine
RBA
RBA paying 'close attention' to house price falls
A top RBA official says housing construction has plateaued, albeit at high levels.
Property prices
The worst could be over for Sydney's property price slump, says Deutsche Bank
Sydney’s housing market has entered a downturn, a trend that many expect will continue in the years ahead. But not Deutsche Bank.
- by David Scutt
Home prices fall for ninth month as tighter lending bites
Tighter lending standards stifled investment demand in Sydney and Melbourne, a trend that seems unlikely to reverse anytime soon.
The worst of Perth's house price slump could be over
Perth's house price slump finally stagnates, but the road to recovery is a "long, slow grind", according to a leading economical forecaster.
- by staff writers
Property market
'High income' Canberra tipped to defy property market slowdown
Housing will get no cheaper to buy in the national capital despite falling or flat prices elsewhere, a new report predicts.
- by Doug Dingwall
ANZ Bank
Sydney, Melbourne house prices tipped to fall 10 per cent
ANZ says the housing market has slowed further than it expected and, as a result, it has "materially downgraded" its price outlook.
- by Melanie Beeby
Property prices
Unions hit back at calls to scrap lease variation charge
Unions say calls to reform the ACT's lease variation charge are an attempt to grab more "free money" from the ACT government.
- by Katie Burgess
Property market
The most affordable suburbs for first-home buyers
After being elbowed aside by investors, first-time buyers are back.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons & John Collett
Property prices
Man buys house, only to find out five years later he doesn't own it
When Nigel Rothsay heard the police at his door in December he had no idea the bizarre turn his life was about to take.
- by Illya McLellan