Property investment
From grunge to Grange: How Gen X became wealthier homeowners than Boomers
Baby Boomer households, with average net worth of $2.3 million, are no longer king of the pack when it comes to property and shares.
- by Millie Muroi and Matt Wade
Latest
‘Straw that broke the camel’s back’: Why Melbourne property investors sold up in 2024
The number of investors selling this spring reached its highest since the boom of 2021, even though the property market is now much weaker.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Pain and gain: Perth’s biggest property winners and losers revealed
Perth home owners made record profits when selling, but there were exceptions, with sellers in one coastal suburb losing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- by Sarah Brookes
Melbourne suburbs where priced-out home buyers found the next best thing
Melbourne’s property market has been sluggish, but a handful of suburbs are in demand from buyers chasing lifestyle on a budget.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Sydney suburbs where priced-out home buyers found the next-best thing
Sydney’s property market has been starting to slow down, but a handful of suburbs is in demand from buyers chasing lifestyle on a budget.
- by Sue Williams
What will Perth’s property market do in 2025? Five experts consult their crystal balls
As we close out 2024, there is an end-of-cycle tearaway boom under way, so what does that mean for house prices in the new year?
- by Sarah Brookes
Slab to lock-up in four days: Are quick-build homes the way of Perth’s future?
From commercial use to residential, pre-made homes are aiming to revolutionise the housing construction industry.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Planning tick for bigger complex of ‘affordable’ units in affluent Perth suburb
An apartment building in Nedlands has been successful in its bid to boost unit numbers by more than a third.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Analysis
Property development
The Allan government is already spruiking its housing success. Here’s what the data says
Over a year after its Housing Statement, Labor is falling short of its lofty targets – and that’s if its estimate stacks up. If it doesn’t, things are even worse.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
Meet Bernhard, the dad who bought a Melbourne house for his 10-year-old
In the four years it took Bernhard and Janette to buy the property for their only child, house prices in the neighbourhood jumped.
- by Kate Jones
What were Perth’s most in-demand suburbs in 2024?
This year will be remembered as the year Perth’s property market proved its mettle amid ongoing economic turbulence.
- by Sarah Brookes
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