This Month
10 suburbs for property investors to target in 2025
Investors can still score six-digit equity gain in 2025 despite the current housing market slowdown, but it requires thorough due diligence and smart property and area selection.
- Nila Sweeney
Elizabeth Bay luxury tower development rejected
The Rolling Stones made a surprise appearance in a judgment backing residents in a fight with developer Fortis about housing needs.
- Michael Bleby
Japanese giant in mega housing deal with Mirvac
The deal marks the next wave of Japanese investment in Australian property as trading companies seek out opportunities.
- Michael Bleby
Home sellers rake in record profits despite slowing market
More home sellers scored bigger profits in the September quarter, boosted by a broader lift in values nationally, but this could change next year, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
Vendor sells $1m apartment in ‘flooded’ market
In a building with many investors selling, an upgrading owner-occupier was also trying to offload – in a market that changed for the worse within months.
- Michael Bleby
Finance exec sues over dismissal ‘for refusing to work on leave’
The mergers and acquisitions chief says she was locked out of her emails and subject to an unspecified performance investigation when she returned from personal leave.
- David Marin-Guzman
Best (and worst) housing markets of the year
The growth momentum in the affordable end of the market is likely to carry through next year despite rate cuts.
- Nila Sweeney
Sydney’s housing values fall further as rates stay on hold
The downturn in Sydney and Melbourne has accelerated in the past four weeks, but could turn around quicker if the RBA cuts rates in February, according to experts.
- Nila Sweeney
The best beachside suburbs to grab a bargain before the year ends
As buyer demand dries out, sellers in these sought-after coastal suburbs are becoming more motivated to sell.
- Nila Sweeney
So, you want to retire to Tuscany?
The idea of moving to Italy is alluring for retirees – la dolce vita, the food, the wine, the beauty, the prices. Just check these practicalities first.
- Sian Powell
Where price growth for apartments will outpace houses in 2025
Apartment price growth has lagged houses for decades, but this could change next year according to experts.
- Nila Sweeney
- Opinion
- Wealth Generation
What’s the best way to invest $200,000 – shares or property?
Both asset types have rewarded investors handsomely, but one strategy will net you $500,000 more – provided you can stomach the risk.
- James Weir
Home sellers chop asking prices amid glut in listings
Weaker buyer demand and an influx of stock have prompted some vendors to slash their asking prices.
- Nila Sweeney
Have we hit an inflection point in the housing market?
The latest results from CoreLogic show the housing market has entered a new phase.
- Nila Sweeney
Worst has passed for new home building: economists
Bad times “are starting to end” as developers now have a handle on costs and the prices they can get for apartments.
- Michael Bleby
Not even the agent saw this $4.2m purchase coming
They were three separate houses, sitting in a row. The residential sites were no good for development, but that didn’t stop one buyer from purchasing them all.
- Michael Bleby
Rate cuts won’t stimulate a big upswing in house prices: CoreLogic
An undersupply of housing will protect the market from a sharp correction, but there won’t be a significant rise when rates fall, predicts Tim Lawless.
- Larry Schlesinger
- Exclusive
Battle looms over future of DomaCom’s NDIS housing funds
DomaCom founder Arthur Naoumidis, who left the business in 2022, has proposed moving NDIS housing funds to BrickX, a rival fractional property investment business.
- Max Mason
November
Property guru Sasha Hopkins fined $1.3m, banned for four years
The self-styled property mogul has been punished for running unregistered investment schemes without a financial licence.
- Max Mason and Jessica Sier
Upgraders dominate the housing market as prices slow
People seeking bigger and better properties have edged out first home aspirants as the most active buyers for the first time this year, valuers say.
- Nila Sweeney