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Home prices in 'affordable' regional Queensland towns continue to rise as national housing market drops

The Reserve Bank of Australia has once again raised interest rates for the fourth consecutive month, but this Longreach 20-something has no plans to miss out on life.

ABC News

IMF outlook for world economy could herald dark clouds for Australia

Analysis: Treasurer Jim Chalmers will no doubt reveal inherited budget bungles but he won’t need to look far for new tales of economic woe

The Guardian - AU

Property ownership is not the Australian dream for many lifelong renters

Some young Australians say they are choosing not to buy as property and housing prices climb to unreachable heights. Although there are signs the market is cooling in regional areas.

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Should you leave your money in superannuation or put it towards a deposit for a first home?

Allowing first home buyers to draw their superannuation will likely, over time, push up house prices, according to many leading economists, but are you better off leaving your money in your super fund or pulling it out for a home deposit?

ABC News

Coalition super housing policy likely to inflate prices by increasing demand, analysts say

Saul Eslake points to ‘unambiguous and unequivocal evidence’ showing such policies lift prices rather than home ownership

The Guardian - AU

Waterfront house in Howrah sells for $8.533 million, breaking Tasmanian real estate records

A waterfront estate on Hobart's eastern shore sells for $8.533 million, breaking the real estate record for a suburban house in Tasmania.

ABC News

A decade of savings isn’t enough for most first home buyers, as deposits soar out of reach

While house prices are expected to fall nationally as interest rates continue to rise, that won't necessarily improve the plight of first home buyers, according to CoreLogic's latest housing affordability report.

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Expanding the Home Guarantee Scheme comes with pros and cons for first-time property buyers

The government is expanding its home guarantee and the value of properties eligible for it, but experts warn there are risks as well as benefits for would-be buyers.

ABC News

The seven Canberra suburbs where house values have declined

As Canberra's median house price creeps up, several ACT suburbs have begun seeing a fall in prices.

The Canberra Times

Rents 'explode' across the country, as house prices fall in many Melbourne, Sydney suburbs

Record low numbers of available rental properties across the country are pushing up the price of rents in a "crisis" that analysts predict will worsen.

ABC News

Brisbane's median property values race to a record high, jumping more than 40 per cent in some suburbs

Greater Brisbane's property market is gaining steam, even as values ease in Sydney and Melbourne. But the double-digit rise in just 12 months comes with a warning that Brisbane could follow trends seen down south.

ABC News

New report reveals harsh reality for Canberra renters

Canberra renters will typically fork out $50 more per week than Sydneysiders.

The Canberra Times

Gympie already had a housing shortage, then the floods hit. Now families are homeless and in crisis

Before the first drop of rain fell on the former Queensland gold-rush town of Gympie in late February, those hunting for a home were becoming desperate. Now they're in crisis.

ABC News

There's a pretty big problem for Canberrans in the new first home buyer scheme

In Canberra, the scheme is capped at $500,000 properties despite the median house price now more than $1 million.

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Will the first home buyer deposit scheme drive up house prices? What if you cannot find an affordable home?

Both the government and Labor agree that expanding the first home loan deposit scheme is one way to help people buy their own home, but some experts are worried it might address a symptom, not the cause, of soaring house prices.

ABC News

Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast houses selling at record speed according to new data

It comes as "no surprise" to Harcourts Coastal managing director Dane Atherton who says the waiting time for a successful sale is "the lowest in Gold Coast history".

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