Housing affordability
‘Basically impossible’: Housing affordability is the worst on record
High interest rates and rising prices have pushed key measures of housing affordability to their worst levels on record, and experts say rate cuts won’t help.
- by Jim Malo
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The issue dividing Australians more than ever
Roughly half of Australians believe immigration is too high, although their attitudes appear to be driven by record levels of worry about housing and the economy rather than a surge in anti-migrant sentiment.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Opinion
City life
As I leave beautiful but maddening Sydney, I’ve realised all its problems boil down to one thing
Sydney would be unstoppable if it could fix the cost of housing, the tyranny of distance and its obsession with rules and restrictions. We are let down by leaders who say the right things but act timidly.
- by Michael Koziol
The Sydney suburb where nobody is behind on their mortgage
As some Sydneysiders fall behind on their repayments in the cost-of-living crisis, other neighbourhoods are better placed to keep up.
- by Kristy Johnson
LNP hits pause on Labor policy with eye on infrastructure ‘golden decade’
The major project procurement policies known as BPICs are seen as roadblocks to a key LNP election pledge to deliver projects on time and budget.
- by Matt Dennien
Why property investors are selling now – and why they’re buying even more
There are two narratives about investor activity: One that investors are selling up – the other that more investors are entering the market.
- by Jim Malo
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Jacinta Allan
Voters ‘lukewarm’ on Allan’s housing density push but support making it easier to subdivide land
Overall, Victorians are happy with the government’s housing strategy, but the messages need to be communicated well, research shows.
- by Annika Smethurst
‘Like going to a casino’: More home buyers turn to risky strategy
Home buyers are showing fresh signs of eagerness to purchase, especially if they think any interest rate cut will push up prices.
- by Sue Williams
How landlords sharply hiking rents created more ‘forever renters’
Rapid increases over recent years have hampered tenants’ ability to save money and buy a home, but is there any relief in sight?
- by Jim Malo
‘No escaping any more’: Melbourne suburbs where home owners are selling now
Melbourne home owners have decided to sell their properties at greater rates this spring than usual, and some areas have made double-digit jumps.
- by Jim Malo
‘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
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