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Buyers are becoming more confident after rate cuts.

How rate cuts could make buying at auction harder

A key metric has revealed buyers could face more competition when buying at auction, after rate cuts gave the property market a shot of confidence.

  • Jim Malo

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Cost breakdown of building a house

The cost of building a house has never been higher. This is what’s behind it

Worker shortages, inflationary pressures and other causes are pushing building costs to unprecedented levels.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Demand has swelled at the same time as a construction slowdown has hit WA’s housing industry.

WA ‘not doing enough’ to fix worsening housing crisis

Experts have urged the state and federal government to act urgently, after a new report revealed the state of WA’s housing market was worse than ever.

  • Holly Thompson
It’s the rental market where the supply shortfall bites hardest.

Australia’s housing crisis has been laid bare – and there’s one major factor to blame

This crisis has been years in the making and its consequences are being felt by hundreds of thousands of renters, first home buyers and, increasingly, middle-income earners on good salaries.

  • Alan Duncan
88 Oriel Road, Clayfield QLD.

The eight hottest properties on the market right now

Looking for a luxury home? Here are eight of the best ones on the market across Australia right now.

  • Kate Farrelly and Mary O'Brien
Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness have listed their lavish Manhattan penthouse as the former high-profile couple navigate their divorce.

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness list $60 million New York penthouse

The X-Men star and Shame actor have been making real estate moves as they navigate their divorce, putting their “modernist masterpiece” on the market.

  • Orana Durney-Benson
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The media rent price in WA is now $613 a week.

‘Poverty trap’: Perth is now the second most expensive city to rent in Australia

New data shows a sharp increase in the price of rentals in WA over the past six years, making it one of the most unaffordable places for tenants in the country.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Lochlan Harris found it hard to know how much homes would sell for.

Lochlan was struggling to buy a home in his suburb. Then he realised the problem

We spent a year tracking auction prices in Melbourne. This is what potential buyers need to know.

  • Jim Malo
Simon Berry with his dachshund Pickle.

Simon felt misled by a real estate agent. He soon found a better way

We spent a year tracking auction prices in Sydney. This is what potential buyers need to know.

  • Kristy Johnson and Elizabeth Redman
A first home buyer fought hard to secure a quirky Footscray townhouse.

First home buyer snaps up quirky inner-west home for $766,000

The young man fought hard to secure the townhouse nestled inside the former Olympic Tyre building after missing out on similar properties.

  • Caroline Zielinski

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