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The changes to lending requirements are only expected to give a modest boost to borrowing capacities.

How much more money home buyers can spend on a property now

The change could be the difference for some buyers at the edge of being able to purchase, but on the flipside, it may add to demand.

  • Jim Malo

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Home loan size balloons to record high, eclipsing $800,000 in NSW

The size of the average Australian home loan has jumped despite interest rate rises punishing borrowers and house prices cooling in some markets.

  • Millie Muroi
Regional property markets are outperforming capital cities.

House prices sank under high interest rates – except where they boomed

Potential home buyers can’t borrow as much money, but that didn’t push house prices down everywhere. It has sometimes proved the opposite.

  • Elizabeth Redman
People with HELP debts may be able to borrow more or find it easier to get a mortgage under new government plans.

Banks told to ignore student debt when weighing up home loans

Millions of Australians collectively carrying more than $43 billion in student debts have faced problems getting a mortgage. Now they may have a chance to buy a home.

  • Shane Wright
Bay of Fires in Tasmania was named Australia’s best beach by Tourism Australia.

How much it costs to live at Australia’s 10 best beaches

Australia’s top beaches have been revealed, and it’s possible to buy into one for as little as $500,000, or splurge on a multimillion-dollar waterfront home.

  • Alexandra Middleton and Elizabeth Redman
New research suggests Australian rents and house prices could fall if the country adopted less prescriptive planning laws.

Lessons on the housing crisis from across the ditch

New Zealand offers ideas on how to cut rents and make homes more affordable. But there are also warnings about following its super-for-housing policy.

  • Shane Wright
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The Upper Kedron home sold for $1.301 million at auction.

Couple outbids downsizers to set benchmark for north-west suburb

Armed with determination and a house full of scribbled affirmations, a young couple paid $1.301 million for the three-bedroom home in an emotional auction showdown.

  • Sarah Webb
7 Yarrandi Place, Longueville NSW 2066

‘Buyers love it’: Renting family splashes $5.6m to get into Longueville

The turnkey home had water views and a quiet location in a cul-de-sac, drawing family buyers to this high-demand neighbourhood.

  • Carmen Forward
36 Dawson Avenue, Brighton VIC 3186

Brighton sellers cop $1 million loss on $8.5 million auction sale

A stylish French Mediterranean villa-inspired residence in Brighton sold for $8.5 million after auction, and last sold for $9.5 million.

  • Shona Hendley
Paul Little and Jane Hansen’s Coonac estate in Toorak.

Grand Toorak mansion sells, smashing Victoria’s house price record

The sale of Paul Little and Jane Hansen’s grand mansion could reap anywhere between $7 million and almost $10 million in stamp duty for Victoria’s coffers.

  • Elizabeth Redman

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