Property market
Should you wait for interest rate cuts to buy a house?
Once interest rates fall, property prices would likely go up, but buyers could borrow more money, and new analysis shows whether it would be enough.
- by Jim Malo
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Want to live by the beach in WA for less than $1 million? You can – but there’s a catch
Ten West Australian suburbs have made the Property Credit’s national list of affordable seaside homes.
- by Holly Thompson
What keeps homeowners in these Perth suburbs where no one wants to leave?
The suburbs in Perth where homes very rarely go up for sale are scattered across the city from the coast to the hills.
- by Sarah Brookes
Exclusive
Climate crisis
Homes billed as seven-star comfort turn out to be ‘closer to a tent’
A seven-star energy-efficient home built today might look like a high-quality home, but turn out to be as comfortable as a tent, a new report warns.
- by Tawar Razaghi and Jim Malo
‘Rent bidding’ banned, hikes capped under new WA tenancy laws
Landlords will soon be prohibited from hiking rents more than once a year and “rent bidding” will be forbidden under the strengthened laws. But some MPs say there’s one thing missing.
- by Jesinta Burton
How Marija went from being homeless at 15 to a homeowner at 22
The dream of stable housing is growing further out of reach for many, but Marija’s dream last year became a reality.
- by Jim Malo
Property prices climb in regions as buyers favour tree and sea change
Since mid-last year, local economic conditions, plus the affordability and lifestyle factors, have sparked a turnaround in property in regional Australia.
- by Jemimah Clegg
Urban return: From Balcatta to Wellard, the Perth suburbs primed for price growth
The first signs of moderation in the three-year Perth property boom are evident, but 10 suburbs are rising stars, according to a new report.
- by Sarah Brookes
Bespoke features attract $1,675,000 payday for Newport vendors at auction
“It’s a very, very special home,” the agent said. “People who weren’t actually considering buying in the inner west, were actually considering this house.”
- by Tom Carey
Jordan applied for rental homes he once would have cringed at. It didn’t go to plan
As Brisbane rents reach record highs, home hunters are queueing out the door even for tiny properties with obvious problems.
- by Sarah Webb
Opinion
Superannuation
Why the Coalition’s super-for-housing plan is a terrible idea
The Coalition is again spruiking its plan to let young people use super to buy housing. Let me list the (many) reasons this is a terrible idea.
- by Victoria Devine