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Rhiannon Crowley is renting a home with a balcony and would like to live somewhere with a courtyard.

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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One of Melbourne’s public housing towers.

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
Byron rents have jumped.

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
Brisbane rents have soared.

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
Amelia Geiss is renting on a budget.

‘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
A render of the Serai apartment complex with an inset image of Vanessa’s home in Alice Springs.

‘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
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NAB has upgraded its house price forecast for Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide amid ongoing strong growth.

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

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Property prices are expected to rise over the medium term.

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
First home buyers can get help from the government to purchase.

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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