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Big homes, small families: the Aussie housing mismatch

Aussie couples without kids and people living alone make up the majority of households but property data reveals housing stock is built for bigger families.

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Sydney and Toronto had equivalent home prices, then Canada’s crashed. Could Australia see a similar slump?

Canadian property prices fell by C$150,000 over three years as Australia’s rose by about A$85,000

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House price growth spurt shows no signs of easing

Further interest rate cuts on the horizon have stirred the nation's housing market with prices rising for a sixth straight month alongside demand.

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Families paying premiums for school catchment zones

Homes within sought-after school catchments are selling for millions of dollars, but data shows this does not always lead to stronger capital growth.

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Average home prices hit $1m with more growth to come

The average price of a home in Australia has hit $1 million after a decade of growth, though experts say a return to the explosive COVID-era boom is unlikely.

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Mind the gap: $1 million homes driving up wealth divide

Home ownership rates continue to decline as more homes crack $1 million in value, making it harder for young Australians to keep up.

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Home owners reap windfall as buyers warned on new units

Home sellers notched a record profit in last three months of 2024 but not every property owner will be so lucky in the future, real estate researchers warn.

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Persistent pay gap widens gender gulf in assets

The gender pay gap is leaving women with fewer properties and shares than men, says a survey indicating more than four in ten women have no such assets at all.

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House prices expected to rise amid supply challenge

Housing will remain a key policy battlefield at the election with prices expected to continue increasing and efforts to boost supply lagging behind targets.

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Downturn in house values as 'something's got to give'

Australia's two most populous cities have signalled the beginning of a property downturn amid widening gaps between income, borrowing capacity and home values.

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Australia’s housing market ‘buckling’ under widening gap between income and home values, report finds

Housing prices fell by 0.1% in December but dip likely to be ‘shallow and short-lived’, according to CoreLogic

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Falling house prices and drop in Victorian rental numbers could mark rise of owner-occupiers

Buyers looking to move in could benefit from 6.5% drop in market since March 2022 as state claims largest share of first home buyer finance

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Homeowners making hundreds a week even without tenants

People who own property might be able to make more than $30,000 a year, if the market is good, simply by holding onto their asset for about nine years.

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Australians making record $295,000 median profit on home sales, report shows

Brisbane the most profitable city in September quarter while Melbourne the only capital city market to record more loss-making sales

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A small Victorian tourist town of 2,600 people has 100 properties for sale. What’s going on in Bright?

With few homes for rent and a chef living in a van, the Alpine shire town is described as an ‘extreme version’ of Australia’s housing crisis

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Meet the forever renters: ‘Nobody wants to be in share housing when they’re in their late 70s’

After long careers and now expecting easier lives, a cohort of older Australians are instead struggling with housing affordability and security

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State treasurer rattles tin for federal housing support

More federal government funding is needed to support housing, one state treasurer says as falling inflation opens the door for interest rate cuts.

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The unassuming Canberra suburb where people don't want to sell

'It felt airy - like you could really breath around here.'

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'They want to feel supported': why so many women feel buying a home is crucial

More women than men see owning a home as 'extremely important'.

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Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra rents heading down new report shows

Nationally rents also seeing reduction in rental price growth.

Newcastle Herald

Has Newcastle entered a buyers' market? Property experts weigh in

'More buyers equals more demand, so now is the sweet spot.'

The Canberra Times

Buyers market? Canberra's subdued spring property season

But it may not be as simple for first home buyers.

Newcastle Herald

Could a 'robust' spring selling season slow home prices in Newcastle?

98.1 per cent of sellers sold for gains in the June quarter.

The Canberra Times

Canberra records the largest monthly drop in dwelling values in the nation

New report shows values of units and houses both fell in August.

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Economy 'nowhere near recessionary' despite predictions

Australia's economic forecasts might not be as positive as hoped but there are still signs of strength in the economy, an expert says.

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