NSW residential property
Will home buyers be better off paying stamp duty or property tax?
Swapping stamp duty for a property tax could save some home buyers serious cash, with new modelling showing it could be the better option for those looking to hold their home for the medium to short term.
- by Kate Burke
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First-home buyers, experts welcome plans to phase out stamp duty
Aspiring homeowners in Sydney have welcomed Dominic Perrottet’s proposal, as have experts who say it will encourage better use of housing.
- by Tawar Razaghi
‘Overpaid a tiny bit’: Doctors spend $3.295 million on Lane Cove first home
They outbid a dozen others at the auction where buyers were reluctant to place bids from beginning to end.
- by Tawar Razaghi
The Sydney regions where auction clearance rates have been hammered
More than one in two homes are now failing to sell via auction in some pockets of Sydney, as clearance rates continue to fall amid cooling buyer demand.
- by Kate Burke
The ‘blue nomads’ who sold their home to WFY (work from yacht)
Instead of commuting to work, the pandemic inspired one Australian couple to undertake the ultimate sea change.
- by Tawar Razaghi
They’re in between a house and a unit, and they’re going up everywhere
Duplexes have exploded in popularity in Sydney thanks to priced-out house hunters and builders looking for better profit margins.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Two units in same Marrickville block sell $500,000 apart at auction within an hour
The young buyers of the more expensive property were relieved just to have bought under their budget, securing the keys for $1.54 million.
- by Tawar Razaghi
One of the last places you can land acreage in Sydney – if you’re willing to fight for it
They may be 40 kilometres west of the CBD but the once semi-rural suburbs of Leppington and Austral are some of the last areas buyers can find acreage in the harbour city.
- by Tawar Razaghi
What George did next ... Christensen’s surprising new career
Former Queensland senator George Christensen is out of a job after voters turned on his party at the election. But don’t worry ... he has a cunning plan.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Is it easier to buy a home now than it was a year ago?
A year ago, property prices were rising fast and competition for homes was fierce. Now homes are more expensive, but prices are starting to fall.
- by Elizabeth Redman
If nobody else wants the house, is there something wrong with it?
There might be fewer bidders at auction in a weakening property market, but those who do turn up are looking for one reassurance before they bid.
- by Elizabeth Redman