Housing affordability
The Melbourne suburbs where rents soared most over the past year
Some of the sharpest increases are in relatively affordable suburbs, but many affluent neighbourhoods have not been spared.
- Elizabeth Redman
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Public housing residents vow to resist eviction after lawsuit thrown out
The state government plans to pursue for legal costs the tenant who led the class action against it.
- Rachael Dexter
The glam NSW coastal town that’s back – after 18 months in the doldrums
It’s such a popular lifestyle location, but there aren’t enough homes available to satisfy the demand, and anything that comes onto the market goes.
- Sue Williams
Unexpected Brisbane suburb where renting a room now costs $550 a week
Brisbane rents have soared to fresh record highs, making the city the outright second-most expensive in the country to rent a unit.
- Sarah Webb
‘Breaking point’: Melbourne rents hit record highs – again
House and unit rents have jumped in a range of neighbourhoods, putting more pressure on tenants reeling from almost four years of increases.
- Elizabeth Redman
‘I’d rather watch the gardener mow the lawn’: Empty-nesters snap up Perth’s luxe apartments
Perth’s cashed up older community is splashing cash on the ultimate downsize, freeing themselves from the shackles of property maintenance.
- Sarah Brookes
Perth property frenzy eases as house prices dip below peak
Changing conditions in Perth’s turbulent property market has seen the pace of gains slow, but some suburbs are still recording impressive monthly gains.
- Sarah Brookes
- Analysis
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Tax is a latecomer to the campaign agenda, Medicare has taken centre stage, and a nuclear energy fight will keep climate change in the conversation.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
What property prices will do over the next five years
A construction slump, a growing population, tight job markets and wage increases are set to shape the property outlook, barring any shocks.
- Emily Power
No, you can’t buy a $1.3 million home on a 2 per cent deposit
Home-buying hopefuls can get a leg-up this year, but some might need to save more than they first thought.
- Elizabeth Redman
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