Australian Real Estate and Property Market News

Having an energy-efficient home not only reduces your bills; new research shows it also adds $112,000 in value when it comes time to sell.

Builders faced an ”extreme level of complexity” with ”100 truck loads of cement” poured onto a steep slope at Separation Creek in Victoria.

Where would you rather spend $320,000 on property?

Home prices have risen much faster than wages over the long term, and the gap looks set to widen.

With rents rising more for apartments than for houses, units are enjoying fresh appeal from investors.

Rents have skyrocketed, and rent assistance is set to go up in response. Even so, it’s slim pickings.

Stretching between Logan, Ipswich and Beenleigh, Brisbane’s still affordable hotspot encompasses some of the region’s last remaining pockets where you can buy a home for under $700,000 and rent a unit for $350 a week – the two key ingredients that have fuelled a 25 per cent annual investor surge.

A life of peace and quiet sounds serene, and is even more tempting as new data reveals house prices in upscale tree-change areas have fallen.

Experts have offered mixed opinions on whether the property market will continue its run of strong price growth or slow down this winter.