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Tax changes send investors fleeing from home market

The share of home loans taken out by owner-occupiers has climbed steeply since the May budget cracked down on investor tax incentives.

AAP · Nov 10

Price slide hits $63,000: rates to fuel property plunge

Home prices in Australia's most expensive market are cheaper than they were five years ago as construction proves resilient in the face of falling values.

AAP · Nov 1

Mortgage repayments are now cheaper than rent in some Australian suburbs. Is yours among them?

As house prices plateau, the gap between the cost of buying and renting is narrowing in dozens of suburbs

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16

Home sellers shy away from auctions as demand dips

More people are looking to sell their homes on the private market as low clearance rates scare vendors away from going to auction.

AAP · Jul 15

'Keeps me up at night': generational rupture laid bare

Rising rents and falling real wages have squeezed young Australians, who find themselves no better off than previous generations.

AAP · Jul 8

Australians move to regions seeking affordable housing

Australians are leaving the cities for inland areas as growing house prices shift migration patterns, bringing positive and negative flow-on effects.

AAP · May 12

‘It’s quite distressing’: rate rise brings new pain for would-be homebuyers

Property prices are still rising at the entry level and as borrowing costs increase, the home ownership dream is even further out of reach

The Guardian - AU · May 5

PM rubbishes budget tax speculation as home prices slow

Sydney's home price premium over Brisbane and Perth continues to narrow as values retreat in Australia's two largest cities.

AAP · Apr 30

Chronic housing shortage heaps more pain onto renters

Australian renters are spending a record share of their income on housing costs as a chronic shortage of stock drives prices higher across the nation.

AAP · Apr 14

Data reveals key to fixing housing affordability crisis

Two major cities are becoming more unaffordable faster than other capitals, as they build fewer homes relative to population growth than Sydney and Melbourne.

AAP · Apr 9