Today
Mortgage brokers go to war with NSW over tax grab
Moves by the state to levy payroll tax on aggregators connecting mortgage brokers with lenders will force some of them to quit the industry.
- James Eyers
Yesterday
Why nobody’s biting in these buyers’ markets
Buying conditions have dramatically improved, but buyers are shunning markets that are oversupplied with investor units from the last boom.
- Nila Sweeney
September
Why Australia’s home-building outlook just got worse
As the country struggles to increase production of new housing, the minister responsible says the federal government will play a more active role.
- Michael Bleby
Why spring property is turning in favour of Sydney buyers
For the first time in years, house buyers have an edge. The fear or missing out has eased with prices moderating in Sydney and falling In Melbourne.
August
The $1m apartment downsizers wouldn’t touch
It had stairs – lots of stairs – faced south and needed a ton of work. But first home buyers fought hard for it.
- Michael Bleby
The Sydney suburbs where rents are falling
Asking rents have fallen in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. It’s not the end of the rental crisis but could mean the worst increases are over.
- Nila Sweeney
Vendor goes for ‘bird in hand’ to sell terrace for $1.43m
In a market with two camps of buyers, those on the rebound are acting faster than those thinking the market might slow more.
- Michael Bleby
Investor borrowing picks up to a two-year high
Vacancy rates have risen and rent growth is slowing, but Australia’s tight housing market is attracting investors, especially as confidence about interest rates grows.
- Michael Bleby
July
First home buy costs $1.28 million – and 858km
Affordability is pushing rookie property purchasers to look more widely than before. But they’re often also older, and have more money to spend.
- Michael Bleby
June
‘Impossibly unaffordable’ housing a social risk: report
The level of housing price relative to incomes poses an “existential” risk and demands a rethink of urban growth boundaries, a new global report says.
- Michael Bleby
This council is mulling doubling rates for landlords
A Greens-led Melbourne council is mulling charging landlords rates four times higher than owner-occupiers to help more first home buyers into the market.
- Gus McCubbing
SA removes stamp duty for first home buyers on all new builds
The pre-budget announcement is a concession that soaring house prices have sabotaged the effectiveness of last year’s more modest exemption.
- Michael Bleby
- Opinion
- Superannuation
Why Gen Z’s share portfolios should be free of capital gains tax
There’s little prospect of housing affordability improving, so the portfolios of young savers should get the same tax-free treatment as the family home.
- James Weir
May
Why would anyone want to invest in Melbourne’s housing market?
Some experts are predicting Melbourne’s housing market to bounce back strongly in the next two years, but others warn about getting in too early.
- Nila Sweeney
First home buyers purchase from investors in $780,000 sale
This Central Coast home’s proximity to the M1 highway made it popular with tradies commuting to Sydney – and with rates outlooks stabilising, they were confident about buying.
- Michael Bleby
Why $800,000 homes are in hot demand
Competitive pressure is building up in this segment of the market as investors and first-home buyers return in droves.
- Nila Sweeney
Australia to fall 300,000 homes short of Albanese’s target
The housing industry welcomes official recognition that the country will fall short of its goals, but warns demand for new homes is still underestimated.
- Michael Bleby
A housing boom is coming – for the wealthy
Investors, downsizers and upgraders will drive the next wave of residential development. First home buyers will hardly get a look in.
- Michael Bleby
‘Bullet-proof’ house prices to keep rising despite higher rates
Chronic housing supply shortage would shield prices from sharp downturn if interest rates increase further, or stay higher for longer, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
April
Median house prices in Brisbane and Adelaide to hit $1m by December
House price growth momentum has slowed across the capital cities, but is still expected to hit new records this year according to Domain.
- Nila Sweeney