This Month
Home prices climb to record high
The February interest rate cut has revived confidence and boosted demand, despite only a small improvement in affordability.
March
He promised big returns. Then millions of dollars disappeared
Paul Giezekamp promised to deliver a fortune developing land into townhouses. Instead, liquidators allege he spent the money on “personal expenditure”.
Wealthy suburbs turn to buyers’ markets as house prices slump
Deep-pocketed home buyers could land discounted houses in the country’s most expensive markets where prices have fallen over the past 12 months.
Where coastal property prices are hot
Despite an initial pullback in demand following severe storms or cyclones, house prices along the coast can show remarkable growth over the long term.
Inside Macquarie’s $237m punt on the east London riverside
It has taken four years, but the wealth giant’s British build-to-rent vehicle Goodstone Living seems to be finding its feet – on the site of a famous former Ford factory.
Last quarter’s least and most profitable housing markets revealed
Home sellers racked up record profits in the December quarter, but apartments delivered losses for many owners in Melbourne and Sydney.
Melbourne’s home buyers turn bullish after rate cut
The city’s housing market recovery is forecast to gather steam as buyers embrace a better borrowing environment.
Why now might be the right time to add to your property portfolio
For established property owners this window presents a unique opportunity to put their equity to work.
How investors can capitalise on the property ‘super cycle’
The structural imbalance between supply and demand in the housing market means the only way is up, and it might be time to reconsider Melbourne.
The prestige suburbs leading Sydney and Melbourne rebound
Affluent Sydney and Melbourne suburbs are posting solid rebounds in price after previously suffering the largest declines from their peaks.
Melbourne’s housing values snap 10-month decline
Melbourne and Hobart lead the abrupt recovery, while Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane slowed sharply.
Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ set off panic in an unexpected place: real estate
The developer-president’s plan to sell ‘gold’ cards poses a threat to a long-term source of cheaper capital for developers.
Sydney two-bedroom house beats reserve by $725k as demand rises
Preliminary clearance rates held above the 70 per cent mark across Sydney and Melbourne amid signs demand is steadily returning after the rate cut.
February
Property fund manager Centuria flags $1.5b in floats as upswing begins
The confidence that investors are swinging back towards real estate stocks comes as interest rates fall in Australia and New Zealand.
How these women are building wealth through property
Shyanne Kuru, Ivy Chen and Tanya Turner are among the growing but still small cohort of women who own an investment property, but had to overcome initial fears.
Which suburbs have become affordable after the rate cut?
A number of desirable suburbs that were previously unaffordable are now within reach for high-income and median-income earners, according to CoreLogic.
NSW land values just hit $3trn. Why the record high is ‘not healthy’
Valuer general Sally Dale is not cheering the ‘unprecedented’ surge, acknowledging the added strain on home buyers.
COVID ‘refugee’-turned-investor flips $5.3m home
An aspiring reality TV star who fled Victoria’s pandemic lockdowns has developed a profitable line of work in buying – and selling – Queensland homes.
The pros and cons of a 30-year fixed mortgage
Kyra Tsitsinaris and Daniel Charalambous would jump at the chance to lock in their home loan interest rate for 30 years – as long as they save money in the end.
Landlords baulk at passing on rate cut to tenants
Investors such as Stefan Belevski say rent increases in recent times have not covered rising loan repayments and other costs.