The high-end apartments that cost $2.4 million to buy, or just $100 to rent
It’s the first building in NSW – and one of the first in Australia – to provide homes for private buyers living cheek-by-jowl with affordable housing and social housing tenants all under the same rooftop.
- by Sue Williams
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Rate rises could hit renters harder than homeowners
In one of the current housing market’s worst ironies, the people likely to be slugged hardest by the latest interest rate increase are those who don’t actually own property.
- by Sue Williams
‘Incredible struggle’: Supply of rental homes halves in two years
The number of homes available to rent in Australia’s capital cities fell a further 5.4 per cent last month to a historic national low – a 54 per cent slump since May 2020.
- by Sue Williams
The federal budget missed a key opportunity, according to property investors
Owner-occupier hopefuls got a leg up in the budget but investor groups are asking why their sector was overlooked.
- by Sue Williams
Why you should be investing in sustainable homes
Sustainability and energy efficiency are becoming the new tick-boxes for investors as a way to future-proof their assets.
- by Sue Williams
Three regional property hotspots investors need to watch
Houses in regional Australia have experienced outstanding capital growth, and there’s no end yet in sight.
- by Sue Williams
Power struggle: Doctor forced to sell electric car after his building denied access to power point
As a doctor regularly treating patients suffering the ill effects of floods, heat and bushfires, Dr Akhil Gupta is eager not to contribute to climate change himself.
- by Sue Williams
Relief for residents who were locked out of own reception after bitter dispute
Apartment residents who successfully challenged a contract that earned a developer an extra $310,000 hope they have set a precedent.
- by Sue Williams
How living near Sydney’s green spaces makes you healthier and happier
There’s a growing realisation throughout most cities in the world that quality green open space isn’t merely an aesthetic adornment to the urban environment, it’s an absolute necessity.
- by Sue Williams
She turned up for a lesson on her kid’s old bike. Now, she’s riding 1200km
Jennie Cornish is part of a growing cohort of women getting back into cycling – many of whom haven’t ridden since their schooldays.
- by Sue Williams
Ten ways to protect your home from storms and floods
As homes on the eastern seaboard are being slammed by rain, storms and floods, experts say it’s time to rethink how and where we’re building our houses.
- by Sue Williams