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Interest only loans are preferred by investors, experts say.

How home owners could save $143 a month – and the reasons not to

More homeowners are worried about paying off a home loan into retirement, but experts suggest people think long and hard about the options.

  • Melissa Heagney-Bayliss

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Robert Pradolin (left) and Dan McKenna (right) from Housing All Australians.

The plan to make affordable homes of Melbourne’s empty, unsold apartments

Thousands of vacant and unsold units could be repurposed under a new affordable housing plan.

  • Daniella White
Share house life can be fun in your 20s, but housing priorities change over time.

Wanted: A rental without a leaky roof or wine stains on the carpet. Am I too fussy?

If I owned an apartment, I’d be installing air con and a dishwasher. Instead, I’m searching rental properties for what feels like a unicorn.

  • Melissa Mason
Some property investors own for only a short time.

Why so many landlords are forced to sell their properties

Experts are calling for more education and even a UK-style business registration scheme for property investors renting homes out.

  • Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Building defects across Sydney.

Search for buildings with defect notices across Sydney

Building defects cost homeowners north of $700m a year. These are the rectification orders issued in the past four years.

Demand for properties in Jindabyne spiked during the pandemic as people holidayed at home.

‘There’s only one’: The unexpected holiday idyll that boomed

Like the coast, it became a more popular place to live all year round since the pandemic hit due to high amenities and natural beauty.

  • Alice Uribe
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Property investors buying now would be out of pocket.

Where property investors are losing thousands every month

Despite the prospect of cash-flow losses, investors have been rushing to borrow more money and buy property in the hope of future gains.

  • Elizabeth Redman
 “Samujana Twelve,” is located in the tourist hot spot of Koh Samui.

The incredible house from The White Lotus is available for your next holiday

Are you a White Lotus fan mourning the latest series’ end? You can fill the gap with a stay at Greg/Gary’s luxe villa in Koh Samui.

  • Alice Uribe
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
Sophie Hodges says rent is higher in her new Enmore share house than she paid before, but her work commute is quicker.

The Sydney suburbs where rents soared most over the past year

Rents in most Sydney suburbs are higher this year than last, but some landlords have been raising prices faster than the rest.

  • Alice Uribe

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