
Meet the new Aussie battlers with FORO (fear of running out)
Down-sizers are signing up for more off-the-plan apartments than any other group of property buyers – with first-home buyers lagging well behind,...

One state capital holds the affordability edge – but for how long?
Melbourne has retained its title as Australia’s third-most affordable capital city, behind only Darwin and Hobart, even as the local market edges...

HECS debt changes: What they mean for home-buyers
The Albanese government’s student loan changes have passed the Senate, meaning that – once signed off by the Governor-General – millions of...

Lady Flo Bjelke-Petersen’s family home listed for the first time in a century
If you’ve ever wanted to step into a living, breathing time machine, here’s your chance. For the first time since 1890, a...

How much can you save on your mortgage after RBA rate cut?
In a bold move not seen since the height of Covid-19, the Reserve Bank of Australia has delivered two rate cuts in...

Help to Buy: Boost or burden for young buyers?
Last week’s federal budget introduced key housing measures, including an expansion of Labor’s Help to Buy scheme aimed at helping first-home buyers...

Six-figure salary needed to afford average rent
Australian renters require an annual income of at least $130,000 to comfortably afford the national median rent – with even six-figure earners...

Trade wars and recession: How global economics could affect your mortgage
Shifting global economic conditions – including the US’s wide-ranging imposition of tariffs on its trading partners – threaten to bring interest rate...

‘Bellwether’ markets show where house prices are picking up
The Australian property market is again in the spotlight as house prices fluctuate across the country. According to the latest data from...

Gender investment gaps: Why women miss out on property wealth
With International Women’s Day approaching, research from CoreLogic has highlighted a significant gender divide in property investment. While homeownership rates between men...