Housing slump
Sydney’s NIMBY councils need more power, not less, on housing, planning: expert
Greg Clark, a London-based urban planning expert visiting Australia this week, said public land was the “secret weapon” in the housing supply challenge.
- by Michael Koziol
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The key compromise that can save Sydney home buyers up to $380,000
Home buyers are feeling the pinch as their budget falls faster than property prices, while mortgage repayments and the cost of living get worse.
- by Kate Burke and Jim Malo
The graph that shows why being thrifty is not enough for home buyers
After the steepest price falls on record, will it get any easier to buy a house this year?
- by Kate Burke
The Sydney suburbs where house prices have risen most
Sydney’s steepest downturn is past its worst point and many pockets of the city recorded double-digit price gains over the past year.
- by Tawar Razaghi
The NSW sea change towns where property prices are discounted
Six-figure sums have been slashed from house prices in popular coastal destinations that boomed during the pandemic.
- by Kate Burke
Where are property prices forecast to head next?
Home values lifted last month, the first national rise since April last year, but is it a turnaround or a false dawn?
- by Kate Burke
‘Waiting for a fire sale’: Is it a good time to buy a house yet?
Property prices have plunged over the past year and the market is starting to show signs of stabilising, but there are a couple of risks on buyers’ minds.
- by Jim Malo
‘Boom-time conditions’: Why some auctions are so hot in a property downturn
Home buyers can expect to face more competition at auction, but does this reflect an upwards trend or a short-lived stabilisation?
- by Jim Malo and Tawar Razaghi
The Victorian tree-change towns where every property seller made a profit
The rate of loss-making sales has increased in Melbourne amid the property market downturn, but a string of regional hotspots has bucked the trend.
- by Jim Malo
Safe as houses? The Melbourne sellers caught out by the property downturn
Homeowners who bought during the property boom and have since resold have had mixed results – some took a loss while others bucked the trend.
- by Jim Malo
The Melbourne suburbs where two in five properties are selling at a loss
Many of the loss-making unit sales took place in just a handful of neighbourhoods as rising interest rates put pressure on stretched owners.
- by Jim Malo and Kate Burke