Car spots cut for bicycle parking
CAR spots across city housing projects are being cut to make way for bicycle facilities as part of plans to contain Sydney’s crippling traffic congestion.
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Biggest reason home sales fail
REAL estate agents have revealed the biggest challenge they face in trying to sell homes now that runaway growth in house prices has been replaced by more stable market conditions.
Ultimate backyard fun park for sale
EPIC slides, downhill rides, laser tag arenas, mini golf and other facilities usually reserved for amusement parks are showing up in private homes – a flurry of which are up for sale.
Riskiest suburbs to buy new units
FOUR Sydney suburbs have topped a list of the riskiest areas for home seekers to purchase new homes off the plan due to the prospect of current prices becoming overvalued down the track.
Best suburbs to be a landlord
SYDNEY is quickly turning into a tough market for landlords but investors seeking strong returns can still collect high rents off cheap homes in one further-flung city pocket where demand is heating up.
Chance for buyers to get better loan terms
IT may be time to call up your lender and push for a better deal as bank competition for first homebuyer and owner occupier loans heats up, research reveals.
NIMBYs put chokehold on housing supply
RESIDENTS are blocking vital new homes from being built in some of Sydney’s most accessible, yet sparsely populated suburbs, leaving new housing supply concentrated in a handful of already crowded areas, a property group claims.
Rentals listed for ‘Asians’, ‘Indians-only’
TENANTS are exploiting a loophole in NSW rental laws to post discriminatory yet legal ads seeking only housemates who fit their strict racial, ethnic or religious preferences.
Sydney home prices back in 2006 territory
A FIFTH successive month of home price falls have caused Sydney’s housing market to sink to a position it hasn’t occupied in more than 12 years.
Can you solve this puzzle to get a $5.6m pad?
THINK you know the answer to the riddle presented in this picture? A new test is pitting Aussies against the poms and if you can solve it there’s a swanky $5.6 million house up for grabs.
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