Property downsizing
No mortgage, no worries: Sydney suburbs where home buyers pay cash
The typical home bought in cash costs as much as $2.7 million in some sought-after pockets where buyers don’t need help from the bank.
- by Jim Malo and Elizabeth Redman
Latest
‘Downward pressure’: Sydney suburbs where home owners are selling now
Sydney home owners are deciding to sell their properties at greater rates this spring than normal, and some areas have made double-digit jumps.
- by Kristy Johnson
Lindfield proposal leads the race under state’s new housing reforms
“We had a joke in the office that wouldn’t it be amazing if the first [one] was in Ku-ring-gai LGA, and it was,” Planning Department deputy secretary Monica Gibson told a developers’ conference last week.
- by Michael Koziol and Anthony Segaert
How to (gently) talk to ageing parents about downsizing and decluttering
The biggest mistake that adult children can make is thinking that the subject of their ageing parents downsizing and decluttering is a one-sided conversation.
- by Kristin Luna
Perspective
Property development
Life in a tight spot not for all, but Brisbane homes might be heading that way
No longer backyard shoeboxes, granny flats could be mutually beneficial for struggling renters and homeowners.
- by Courtney Kruk
No more empty nests: Downsizing a major key to unlock WA housing
Here’s how many spare bedrooms there are in WA – and what’s stopping their owners from moving into something that fits their needs better.
- by Peter Milne
How Australia can house a growing population without building more homes
The government wants 1.2 million homes built over the next five years. But what about the 3.5 million spare bedrooms across the country?
- by Sue Williams
Explainer
Housing crisis
Cheap rent, strudel, supply: How to solve a housing crisis
Hard-won deposits, soaring rents and crippling mortgages are the new normal in Australia. What’s the fix?
- by Angus Holland and Josh Gordon
Opinion
Opinion
‘Rid your life of anything that does not spark joy’. I’m starting with Marie Kondo
KonMari™ has a unifying rule: rid your life of anything that does not “spark joy”. I’m starting with Marie Kondo.
- by Malcolm Knox
Why the Australian housing market is worse than our overseas peers
While building more homes is a part of the solution, experts say there are other measures that could bring property prices down.
- by Jemimah Clegg
Opinion
Ask an expert
Can we downsize into a more expensive home and still add to super?
There are a raft of conditions to consider when making a downsizer contribution that you need to keep in mind.
- by Paul Benson
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