First-home buyers
‘Affordability is poor’: Melbourne house prices rise above $1.06m
Falling interest rates are pushing up property prices, and buyers are starting to worry they might get priced out of their preferred areas.
- Caroline Zielinski
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Justin has $300,000 in the bank but can’t get a home loan
He’s among many Australians getting closer to retirement who are trying to solve the puzzle of owning a home that suits their life.
- Caroline Zielinski
Sydney suburbs where house values rose most over 20 years
Home buyers are moving in and longer-term owners are taking the opportunity to sell after property prices multiplied fourfold or more.
- Kristy Johnson
Melbourne suburbs where house values rose most over 20 years
Home buyers are arriving in droves, sellers are pocketing the growth and investors from near and far have started to catch on.
- Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
- Opinion
- Housing crisis
Want to ruin your weekend and make a bunch of enemies? Attend an open home
Cramming into an unfamiliar house with a collection of strangers on a Saturday morning is a great way to become the worst version of yourself.
- Thomas Mitchell
Couple outbid other first home buyers for ‘glam’ $1.46m Petersham pad
The young couple, who had a family member bid on their behalf, competed against other first home buyers for the inner west unit with wraparound terrace.
- Kristy Johnson
Couple bid against themselves to secure ‘famous’ Wahroonga home for $2,905,000
A couple were drawn to the upper north shore home for its Tudor-style architecture, and bid against themselves three times to secure it at auction.
- Kristy Johnson
The cheapest way to invest, help your kids or buy a first home
A building boom led to cheaper prices for one-bedroom apartments - but it’s complicated, as capital growth has been minimal and quality varies widely.
- Caroline Zielinski
- Exclusive
- Home loans
Jennifer bought a home. But buyers like her face an $85,000 penalty
She’s not alone in finding high property prices a challenge, but new modelling lays bare how the playing field is stacked.
- Caroline Zielinski
- Opinion
- Housing affordability
How Canberra’s most popular book might influence my hunt for a first home
Can two American journalists help me buy my first home? Probably not. But they’ve got an abundantly good idea.
- Millie Muroi
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