Homebuyers’ most extreme savings tactics
ASPIRING homeowners are going to increasingly outlandish lengths to help save deposits faster, including growing their own food to save on grocery bills.
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Buying Sydney home requires $159k in savings
SYDNEYSIDERS who want to make permanent roots in the city by buying property require $66,000 more in average savings than their Melbourne counterparts, new research reveals.
Where rot and roaches cost extra
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Where home prices are dropping
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Foreigners blamed for high home prices
SYDNEY residents are growing increasingly unhappy with foreign property investors and want the government to step in, new research shows.
Twins turn $40k savings into $5m
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The good Budget news for homebuyers
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Inflated prices to haunt property owners
JUST A mere one percent increase in mortgage rates, would leave more than a quarter of homeowners struggling to make their repayments.
Walk-ins are really stepping it up
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