Affordable housing
How much you can afford to spend on a house
Even an interest rate cut and first home buyer policies announced in the election campaign won’t necessarily help a typical wage earner to buy the average house.
- Elizabeth Redman
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- Opinion
- Opinion
Hooray for better housing policy – but don’t forget about retirees
For all the debate about young buyers and tax incentives, we need to make sure older Australians are part of the conversation too.
- Bec Wilson
The Sydney apartments that no one ever wants to leave
These inner west units are designed to feel like standalone homes. Little wonder it is hard to buy in.
- Julie Power
How can I buy my first home in this economy? Experts rank most popular methods
Will using your super help or harm you in the end? What if I can’t withdraw from the bank of mum and dad? We examine common strategies Millennials and Gen Z use to get into the market.
- Bronte Gossling
- Opinion
- Diversity
I’ve been here for 40 years. When do I stop being an immigrant?
Immigration is again an election issue. But who do we count as an Australian?
- Max Jeganathan
Photos reveal shocking reality of housing crisis
Finding a property to rent solo is a pipe dream for tenants on a budget, and listings lay bare the reality of their search.
- Alice Uribe
$800m to sweeten Labor’s deal for first-home buyers
Australians hoping to buy their first property in one of the most expensive housing markets in the world will get $800 million more in assistance.
- James Massola
- Opinion
- Development
The Sydney housing solution that’s hiding in plain sight
Before the state government spends billions of dollars buying other people’s land, they should commit to building more housing on land it already owns.
- Lucy Hughes Turnbull
This 19-year-old says with hard work, he’ll buy a home in Brighton soon. But for an unpaid performer, the Australian dream is distant
The Age invited a diverse group of young Melburnians to discuss the housing crisis. Some see hard work as a path to buying a home, while others point to the need for more subsidised housing and better transport links.
- Angus Delaney
Jeff lived with his mates. Then a developer bought his home, and he has no-one left
Two Paddington boarding houses are the site of a lost battle to stop a developer evicting residents to build luxury housing.
- Sue Williams
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