‘A win for everyone’: Retirement now in 1.2m new homes target
Empty homes will be freed up and thousands more units built after the Albanese government issued 11th hour approval to add retirement villages to its 1.2m new homes target from July 1.
Cost Of Living
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Homebuyers ‘getting used to’ high interest rates
Aussie homeowners and those looking for a new place to live are at peace with jacked up interest rates, according to new figures.
Net-zero madness: Red Rock, Moccona, Macca’s up by a third
The higher cost of energy from our mad pursuit of net zero is flowing through to the cost of everything, writes Matt Canavan.
It’s a poo-nami: Sewage trucks swamp Adelaide’s north
Don’t follow these trucks too closely if you’re on the roads in Adelaide’s north. There are a lot of them and they’re doing a job the government says is unacceptable.
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The countries Aussies are fleeing to for free education
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Glamour beach suburb where home prices are in freefall
Despite upward home prices from coast to coast, there is still value to be found, as evidenced by this glamour beachside suburb where prices have slumped 23 per cent.
Grumpy old man’s tips for buying real estate young
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Work from home: What Aussies want to go back into office
Workers have come to “value their freedom” and the flexibility offered by WFH arrangements – and they don’t intend to give them up easily.
What to worry about this year
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How to beat the real estate boom
You can buy more quickly and more cheaply despite Australia’s booming property market by following these five steps. But be prepared for some ‘brutal honesty’.
Where you can buy a beach house for as little as $250k
These are some of Australia’s most affordable seaside suburbs, where you can buy a beach house on a budget.
‘No one is listening’: Single dad’s plea after kids spend Christmas in car
A homeless southern suburbs father just wants a stable roof over his young sons’ heads – but says single dads are being left behind in the housing crisis.
Everything you need to know about stage 3 tax cuts
Under the proposed stage three tax cuts, many Aussies could be set to have more money in their wallet. See what the tax cuts mean and how they could help you.
Skyrocketing prices force huge homebuying change
As home prices show no sign of going down, homebuyers are being forced to dramatically change what they want in a property.
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