Financing
The Sydney suburbs where home owners can’t afford their mortgages
As many as one in 30 households in hard-hit pockets have fallen behind on repayments, buckling under high interest rates and inflation.
- by Elizabeth Redman
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‘People feel cheated’: Cut to home buyer budgets leaves households reeling
Workers are feeling ‘pretty distressed’ to realise the basics of life have slipped further out of reach than even in the recent past.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Mitchell was trying to buy a home. Then $150,000 nearly evaporated
That amount of money would have been the difference between buying a three-bedroom and a two-bedroom house.
- by Alexandra Middleton and Tawar Razaghi
Sydneysiders were trying to buy a home. Then $400,000 evaporated
Some have been forced to lean on family for help, make a compromise, or delay their decision to purchase altogether.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Is earlier really better? When you should have bought a house
Home buyers who managed to squeak into the property market during a narrow window of time a few years ago would not be as lucky today.
- by Jemimah Clegg
How much does it cost to buy a home with an extra bedroom?
The cost-of-living crisis is colliding with home owners’ search for enough space to accommodate their family.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Thought property investors were sitting on the sidelines? They’re back
Lending to property investors has reached a six-year high as a share of total home lending, far outpacing the share that goes to first home buyers.
- by Elizabeth Redman
How skyrocketing interest rates changed a generation
Mortgage affordability is at its worst since 1990 as house prices rise further out of reach – and the fallout may be wide-ranging.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Mining, chickens, equity fund. Hamas’ money machine ignored by Israel
The ledgers, pilfered from the computer of a senior Hamas official, listed assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Netanyahu “didn’t care much about it”.
- by Jo Becker and Justin Scheck
Dirt cheap: Where you can nab a bargain block near Brisbane for $200,000
Buyers can snag a new home for less than half of Brisbane’s median house price – for now.
- by Sarah Webb
This is how much money Queenslanders spend on their house deposits
Tougher bank rules and soaring property prices are forcing Queenslanders to hand over bigger deposits to secure a home loan, and some sea-change spots are sky-high.
- by Sarah Webb