Property prices
Another mortgage cliff faces home buyers and the economy
The economy in 2023 survived a surge in people moving from fixed to variable rate mortgages. But there are doubts whether it can do it again in 2024.
- by Shane Wright
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‘A hidden, beautiful area’: The Sydney suburbs people never want to leave
Cathy’s neighbours have all happily lived in their homes for 25 years or more, and she plans to stay for the long run.
- by Tawar Razaghi
No mortgage? No worries: Melbourne property buyers pay cash instead
Some investors have been deterred by higher taxes, but others are snapping up properties in cash in inner-city suburbs.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Ex-Good Guys boss who made $17m tree-change sells $6m city bolthole
When Essendon director Andrew Muir sold his Toorak house for $28m+ he bought a Flinders spread and a Carlton terrace. Now he’s offloaded the pied-à-terre.
- by Alexandra Middleton
‘If I won lottery, I would never leave’: Melbourne’s most tightly held suburbs
Families bought in years ago, and loved the neighbourhood so much they stayed - sometimes for decades.
- by Alexandra Middleton
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
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
Business defaults soar as Australian house prices outpace the globe
Australian house prices are out-performing most of the world, even after inflation, but pressure is growing on the business sector.
- by Shane Wright
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
Surry Hills terrace fetches $3.7m, makes $1.45m profit in five years
The “immaculately preserved” three-bedroom home last sold for $2.25 million in 2019, records show. It was one of 750 auctions scheduled at the weekend.
- by Carmen Forward