Property investment
The WA suburbs where property prices boomed in 2025
A new report reveals which suburbs rose fastest, had the highest rent return, or offered the most accessible entry points – and the suburbs that barely grew at all.
- Holly Thompson
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Victorian tree-change towns where house prices jumped most in five years
Melburnians seeking a better lifestyle and relatively affordable housing have pushed prices higher, in some cases by as much as 76 per cent.
- Caroline Zielinski
Pump the brakes: Lending restrictions slapped on banks as property risks grow
The banking regulator is stepping in to cap new lending to highly geared borrowers, amid warnings of risks in the property market.
- Shane Wright and Clancy Yeates
- Opinion
- Government debt
I’m hearing a salty little whisper about Melbourne. It’s more than a Sydney wind-up
Sunday’s opening of the Metro Tunnel is a timely reminder that, despite the serious challenges Melbourne is facing, good things are happening in this city.
- Chip Le Grand
‘Underrated’: Where to find the most affordable, liveable suburbs
Home buyers can find pockets of relatively affordable properties in amenity-rich areas – if they know where to look.
- Elizabeth Redman
- Opinion
- Ask an expert
My parents are pushing me to buy an investment property. Should I?
Your parents might think you “can’t go wrong” with property, but I wouldn’t recommend it for a first-time investor.
- Paridhi Jain
‘We can fix it’: Housing affordability reaches worst levels yet
The cost of a typical Australian home has soared compared to household incomes, but experts say there’s a solution.
- Elizabeth Redman
NIMBYism or valid fears? The 15-storey plan that has this bayside community seeing red
Incensed residents say high-rises will change the character of their village and ruin their way of life. The council argues more housing is needed.
- William Davis
Why it’s the best time for Melbourne home sellers to get their dream price
Sellers are having to compromise less on their price hopes than at any time in the past four years.
- Caroline Zielinski
- Opinion
- Property market
The safest way to build wealth in Australia is to do nothing
We were creating something new – but the profits were flowing to the people who owned something old: property.
- Jack Toohey
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