Young Melbourne buyer turns 'property hound' to keep dream alive
Samantha McCarthy of hockingstuart Werribee says she can hear the stress in people's voices as they inspect properties they fear may have drifted out of their price range.
The 20% deposit and stamp duty required to buy a house in Sydney is $158,933, based on new CoreLogic data. That's equivalent to 20 years' worth of smashed avo.
New home completions beat 1971 record, but will it be enough?
A record number of new homes were built in Sydney in the year to February, but John Cunningham, president of the REINSW, says more needs to happen in NSW to alleviate affordability pressures.
How do currency fluctuations affect demand for local property from overseas buyers?
Property sellers should be aware that a weaker Australian dollar may make buyers from overseas feel that Australian property is cheap, says currency broker TorFX.
Property market jitters see Aussies preferring fixed-rate home loans
Australians would like lending institutions to have a greater range of long-term fixed rate home loans, according to a new survey from Gateway Credit Union.
The 2017 Budget proposes significant administrative and cost burdens on vendors and purchasers of land, says the Australian Institute of Conveyancers (SA Division).