A fresh report has revealed the grim reality of how long it takes for Australian first home buyers to save for a deposit.
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Labor has detailed its key housing policy, offering to help 10,000 households a year into home ownership by dramatically cutting the price of a property.
It’s a scheme designed to help more people buy houses but the potential downside could see many Aussies struggling to make ends meet.
Queensland's property laws have come under fire as more developers use sunset clauses to cancel contracts and leave would-be first home buyers priced out of the…
Housing experts have criticised the federal government’s failure to seriously address housing affordability in the budget.
The housing industry believes the federal government’s decision to extend its home guarantee scheme will make a real difference to thousands of Australians.
Would you be happy to share some of the equity in your property with the government if it meant getting a foot on the property ladder?
A radical plan to help young people get into Australia's most expensive property market would see them give up equity in their major asset.
Australians stashed more money in the bank at the beginning of the Omicron outbreak and the Federal Government hopes it will be used to boost the economy.
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There is no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to how interest rate increases will impact investors but property market experts argue it could be an opportunistic time for savvy investors to capitalise.
Australia’s largest building company, Metricon, has denied reports that it is facing insolvency or at risk of joining a long line of major builders to go into liquidation.
Busselton was the top performing regional centre in Western Australia for price growth during the March 2022 quarter, with its median house sale price increasing 5.5 per cent.
Commercial property specialist Scott O’Neill assesses the pros and cons of investing in commercial property in the city compared to the regions.
It is the Labor Party that has assumed office and it is their policies that will shape the Australian housing landscape in the coming four years.
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