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What a future: Climate chaos, a life of renting and a crappy job. I’m truly sorry
The older I get, the more I worry about the nightmare we oldies are leaving for our children and grandchildren. The obvious problem is climate change, but other difficulties are everywhere you look.
- by Ross Gittins
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How the average family was left more than $300,000 out of pocket
Despite the latest pause, the string of interest rate rises over the past year have squeezed many households in ways they didn’t expect.
- by Elizabeth Redman
The short-term home owners choosing to sell as Perth house prices hit new peak
Home buyers are increasingly choosing to sell within the first two years of owning their property. Several factors could be influencing this decision, experts say.
- by Holly Thompson
Home buyers chasing the dream pip developers to $3.34m Glen Iris auction
In a tightly held pocket, owner-occupiers made spirited bidding to beat three others to the 1947-era house on a rare large block.
- by Jim Malo
Beachfront Bronte house gains $4.8 million in 15 months
The house with knockout views fetched $22.5 million pre-auction, despite no material improvements since it last traded.
- by Carmen Forward and Lucy Macken
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Separated, but living together: The rising trend of being flatmates with an ex
National figures show a 47 per cent rise in the number of separated couples living under the one roof in the past five years.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Brisbane’s property market has been a rollercoaster. That’s set to change
Prices reached record heights earlier in the pandemic, moved into a short downturn, and then rebounded. What’s ahead?
- by Sarah Webb
Lights, camera, sell: Claudia Karvan makes good on the property boom
The Order of Australia recipient might not have intended it, but her timing couldn’t be better.
- by Lucy Macken
The sought-after Sydney suburbs where property prices soared most
Potential buyers here have budgets large enough to shake off the effect of rising mortgage repayments, sparking fierce competition.
- by Kate Burke and Jim Malo
‘I’ve never seen a market like it’: Bentleigh house sells for $1.67 million
The auction for four-bedroom house was slow to start, but ended with a bang, as three bidders competed for the keys.
- by Jim Malo
Investor outbids first home buyers for $3.5 million Queens Park house
Fifteen buyers turned out to compete for the three-bedroom house, which sold for $300,000 above the reserve.
- by Tawar Razaghi