Affordability

First-Home Buyer Report, 2023

Living close to the city centre isn’t cheap, but in some pockets house hunters will get much better bang for their buck – even by moving one suburb over.

It’s a little known locale that covers less than a single square kilometre and is home to fewer than 2000 people, but it’s starting to draw higher-end buyers.

The next pub south? Antarctica.

Ever wished you could buy in Sydney or Melbourne at Brisbane prices? Put away your dream of a Queenslander on a quarter-acre block and you definitely can.

The influence of mortgage rates on property prices.

Rate relief could be closer than many think, with one big bank now forecasting up to two interest rate cuts by the end of 2023.

There are still opportunities that won’t leave you drowning in debt.

You can’t always time your property sale with the peak of the market, but you can use smart strategies to get the best result, regardless of the property cycle.