Sydney house prices
Analysis
Renting
Low vacancy rates mean rental crisis will last
Rents are set to keep rising as property investors seek to recoup their higher costs of borrowing.
- by John Collett
Latest
Pandemic trend here to stay as regional house price growth outstrips Melbourne, Sydney
For the first time the combined value of Australian homes has exceeded $10 trillion.
- by Rachel Clun
Opinion
Interest rates
Our Bondi pad: A snapshot of generational betrayal as it sells for seven times what we paid
The consumer price index fails to account for the biggest factor affecting most Australians’ material decisions.
- by Malcolm Knox
Exclusive
Title Deeds
Dreaming of Sydney’s top-end housing market? You might have already made it
If you already own in the eastern suburbs, Strathfield or north shore then there’s a good chance you won’t need to trade up to rank among Sydney’s top 2 per cent of homes.
- by Lucy Macken
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
Dwelling values fall for first time since September 2020
For the first time since September 2020, national dwelling values have started to fall with Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra leading the market down.
- by Shane Wright
Off-the-plan property buyers face ‘perfect storm’ as risks grow
Buying off-the-plan property always comes with risks, but higher interest rates, falling prices and construction delays have created a ‘perfect storm’ fraught with danger.
- by John Collett
‘Sleepless nights’: The Metricon customers whose dream homes became nightmares
Metricon customers are fearful of losing their money and claim they’ve been left in the dark about the future of their homes amid construction delays and price hikes.
- by Tawar Razaghi
There’s a new government, so what’s next for house prices?
There was a raft of pre-election promises made to tackle housing affordability, so what effect will Labor’s victory have on property prices?
- by Melissa Heagney
Opinion
First-home buyers
First home buyer super plan is election window dressing
The Coalition plan to allow first home buyers to dip into their super to help pay a deposit is unlikely to help many people to get a foot on the property ladder.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Australia votes
Super v housing: it’s time young people had that debate
Politicians could really help the young by not forcing an increasing amount of their pay packets into super, while also addressing the underlying forces driving house prices ever higher.
- by Jessica Irvine