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Cashed-up Chinese buyers have re-entered Sydney’s property market with gusto after prolonged lockdowns in China were lifted late last year, experts say.
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Homelessness advocates say they're seeing more and more people being squeezed out of the rental market.
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An Australian man who grew up in housing commission and was kicked out of home has managed to turn things around, having built up a $1.8 million property portfo…
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Governor of central bank says rate pause in April had given board ‘more time to assess the pulse of the economy’ before Tuesday’s increase to 11-year high.
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The federal Greens are campaigning for dramatic changes that would axe tax breaks for property investors and implement a two-year rent freeze.
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Six-figure sums have been slashed from house prices in popular sea-change destinations as the property market downturn ripples across regional NSW.
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When official rates were last rising, the banks were criticised for quickly raising the interest rate on home loans. This rate cycle is different.
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Builders have called for more to be done to address alarming rates of inflation in the sector, as rental inflation soars at its quickest rate since 2009.
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The consumer price index for the first three months of 2023 has come in at an annual rate of 7%, down from the 32-year high of 7.8%
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Soaring construction costs, plunging borrowing capacity and a growing divergence in listed and unlisted valuations means the pain from this cycle is yet to full…
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Sydney property investors are facing mounting costs as their mortgage repayments climb even faster than rapidly rising rents.
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More than a dozen properties in the outback South Australian town of Coober Pedy will be auctioned off in an attempt to recoup unpaid council rates.
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