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Energy costs force most renters to swelter over summer
Most Australians who rent their home say they avoid using cooling and heating appliances due to high costs.
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Liberals declare war on NIMBYs, promise more homes
A Liberal senator says first homes in Australia are too expensive, arguing a cut to the nation’s immigration intake should be part of the solution.
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Threats and profanity as builder collapse boiled over
Staff and home owners were at each other’s throats as a state insurance scheme struggled with “unprecedented” demand after a construction giant went bust.
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Nearly two in five Aussies fear retirement out of reach
A startling number of Australians are worried about their retirement prospects, and many fear they won’t be able to retire at all, according to a study.
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Australian economy builds as investment roars back
Australia’s economic growth rate came in below market expectations, but a strong domestic pulse shows the economy is in good shape.
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Australian developers have their heads in the clouds
With prime land lots expensive and hard to secure, big residential building developers are reaching for the sky in big projects. Skylines are changing and Queensland’s Gold Coast is leading the way.
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Brakes on rates as economic growth hits the fast lane
The Reserve Bank may soon need to tap the brakes as Australia’s economy approaches its speed limit as high government spending collides with low productivity.
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It’s going bananas: Queensland property tops $1m average
In the golden state of Queensland, real estate agents say their sector is literally raining gold with the local sector enjoying a boom year – a ‘purple patch’ if you will.
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Regional bank warns ‘we are living in a time of change’
Savings are going, going, gone! House price hikes have wiped out the benefits of interest rate cuts.
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Duplexes could be the key to solving our housing crisis
Developing just a fraction of single-occupancy homes in Australian cities into duplexes would be enough to eliminate the nation’s housing shortfall.
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Call for risky loans action to be extended to investors
A pick-up in riskier forms of housing lending has prompted a regulator to set limits on high-debt-to-income offerings amid calls for action against investors.
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Good news amid the tough times in housing – report
In a deep analysis of a property market under stress, leading realtor John McGrath looks for the positive points and potential solutions in 2026.
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Red-hot inflation: will RBA now push rates back up?
Economists say the Reserve Bank might have lowered interest rates too far after a surprise inflation print revealed price pressures are still running hot.
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Crime up, values down: there goes the neighbourhood
Home invasions and drive-by shootings in some suburbs are not only putting residents in fear of their lives, but the crime surges are hurting community appeal and home values.
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The ‘obvious and easy way’ to help boost housing supply
More than 80,000 sorely needed homes cannot be built due to a lack of investment in power, roads and sewers, councils say.
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Cracks in the foundations: home affordability hits new low
An extraordinary rise in demand combined with constrained supply has created a boom in Australian home values and rents over the past five years.
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Early Christmas for RBA with landmark inflation report
Inflation data will dominate the domestic economic dashboard, while the UK budget and New Zealand rate cuts are on the agenda abroad.
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Affordability prompts Perth’s property stampede
At a time when real estate prices are going through the roof around the country, buyers say they is still a bargain to be found in the West. The trouble is, people are catching on, so demand is causing anxious moment for buyers.
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10 thing you didn’t know about a famous political property
The controversy surrounding renovations to the US Presidential White House has got us thinking about the history of other global seats of power.
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Pocket change: Aussies wages up 5.7 per cent – ABS
Australians collectively earned $1.3 trillion in pre-tax personal income for the financial year ending 2023, the latest Bureau of Statistic data has reveals. It was a 5.7% hike over the year prior. But earning the smallest piece of that was the accommodation and food service industries.
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House prices surge as city-dwellers flee to the regions
Aspiring home buyers are fleeing to the regions as falling interest rates and limited supply drives city house prices to fresh record highs.