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How Palm Beach became Sydney's richest suburb
The postcode including Palm Beach was 21st in 2012-13 but incomes have risen sharply since.
- by Nick Bonyhady
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Australia's property stocks are ignoring the housing slump
Australian property stocks are proving largely immune to the worst housing slump in a generation, rallying to the highest in almost three years.
- by Jackie Edwards
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Sydney apartments pose financial stability risks, says RBA
The apartment market in Sydney is 'quite soft' due to a sharp rise in supply that's increased risks to financial stability, says the RBA.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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House prices tumble even faster than during the GFC, as RBA's concerns grow over jobs market
The total value of residential dwellings across the country dropped by $133 billion in the quarter to reach $6.7 trillion.
- by Shane Wright
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Economy, small business may be hit by housing slump: Treasurer
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has raised fears the property downturn in Sydney and Melbourne could hit small businesses.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Shane Wright
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The end of the property boom: Is the worst still to come?
To some it's a bloodbath. Others see it as a correction. But all agree Australia's property boom is well and truly over.
- by Shane Wright and Eryk Bagshaw
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NSW residential property
The Sydney electorates facing the biggest fall in house prices
Sydney's marginal seats are facing house price falls of almost 15 per cent, turning the housing market into a major election issue.
- by Shane Wright and Eryk Bagshaw
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Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten ask Australians to take sides on the dream of home ownership
Morrison and Shorten each have a different concept of fairness, and an entirely different voter in mind. But Labor is tapping into the anxiety of younger Australians with astonishing force.
- by David Crowe
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Melbourne's eastern suburbs: a house price belt of pain
House prices have suffered their biggest falls in a string of Liberal-held seats across Melbourne.
- by Shane Wright and Eryk Bagshaw
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A town of cyclones, iron ore and wild property prices
In 2014, the median house price here was $820,000 - $30,000 higher than Sydney's. Today, it's closer to $340,000.
- by Shane Wright
Home loans
Fuelled by The Block, property turned on its head in 2003 and we've been feeling it ever since
To truly understand what the downturn could mean, it's worth examining the recent history of booms and busts.
- by Shane Wright and Eryk Bagshaw