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Labor’s first home buyers scheme a ‘backwards step’ likely to push prices higher, experts warn

Treasury estimates new policy will only add 0.5% to home prices over six years, but some experts disagree

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Australian property investors squeezing out first-time buyers as record borrowing and rate cuts drive purchases

Pressure on first home buyers heightens as investors target lower-priced homes and more affordable regions

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Rent squeeze adds extra juice for first-home buyers

Renters across the nation face increasing rent hikes despite varied rental conditions, which is leading to some buying a home.

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Rent rises ease but 'critical need' for supply lingers

Under pressure renters will continue to feel the weight of rent rises, though a report suggests the market could cool in coming months.

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Australian properties for lease fall to record low as rents soar

PropTrack report finds number of December listings 30.2% below past decade’s monthly average as housing advocates say government policies are failing

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Rental fix hinges on more homes, namely social housing

A parliamentary inquiry has called for continued funding for social housing in a comprehensive report on Australia's rental crisis.

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If It Feels Like The Rental Market Is More Fkd Than Normal The Data Is Now Here To Back That Up

Australia's nationwide vacancy rate has never been lower.

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Fuck Me Dead: This Is How Much Rents Have Been Increased By In Our Capital Cities

Sorry, it's not just Sydney that's crazy exxy.

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House prices took more than 15 years to double

Home values are now doubling at a slower rate even after the massive pandemic-era boom that saw prices soar across the country.

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Jindabyne's median house price rises by 148 per cent over five years, the highest rate in regional NSW

The NSW Snowy Mountains town has seen the highest rise in median house price of any town or suburb in NSW, according to new data from Proptrack.

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‘Very little stock’: Rebound in property prices confounds predictions

Property prices could now finish the year higher than where they started, despite earlier forecasts they could fall between 7-10 per cent

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As Perth's new rental stock hits worst level since 2009, family left facing 'one battle after another'

A new report shows Perth recording its fewest new rental listings since 2009, and residents are feeling the pinch more than ever — including Lisa Dodson, who shares her home with her two adult sons, their fiancées and her mother.

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Regional Australia property market dips as prestige areas give up pandemic gains

Big beneficiaries of regional migration during Covid such as Byron Bay have been hit hardest by increasing interest rates, experts say

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Seeking a housemate as a single parent: rental crisis drives Australians back to share houses

As rents rise amid a shortage of affordable properties, a researcher says more people are returning to sharing

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Higher interest rates aren't just affecting home owners — fewer cheap rentals are available

Experts have described the latest figures from the PropTrack Market Insight Report as "really worrying". Here's a breakdown of the data and how you may be affected, depending on where you live.

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Rentals under $400 disappearing as prices surge

Affordable rentals are becoming increasingly hard to find as strong demand for rental accommodation continues to outstrip supply.

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Share of affordable properties in Australian capital cities has more than halved, analysis shows

The proportion of dwellings listed for under $400 a week has more than halved to an average of just 15% across the country

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Australia's rental market will only get tighter in 2023. Could more property investors be the answer?

Renting a property in an Australian capital city is set to become harder in 2023 as an increase in demand and lack of supply drives up rental prices. But is more property investment the answer to the crisis?

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Home buyers subdued despite high rents

Rents may be soaring but it's cheaper to rent than service mortgages in most cases, new PropTrack analysis finds.

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Christmas spells 'record' rental squeeze for Gold Coast with fewer options than ever

Joel and Ash have been looking for a place to rent since May. They fear they'll have to spend Christmas living out of boxes from a friend's house as landlords pull houses from the long-term rental pool to turn into holiday homes.

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House prices plunge 4.9 per cent from peak

The housing market has tumbled in capital cities across the country, with prices down 4.9 per cent from their March peak.

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Tenants squeezed as rents rise at fastest pace in seven years

More than two million renters are suffering under the sharpest rise in housing costs in seven years as supply fails to keep up with surging demand.

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Central, but no oven: what can you afford on Australia’s median weekly rent of $508?

A house with a yard in East Launceston is in reach, but if you want to be close to Sydney’s CBD, you’ll have to skimp on quality

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With high prices and soaring rents, what are political parties promising to do about housing?

In an election campaign largely centred around the cost of living, the spiralling cost of the single-biggest expense for most households — housing — is a key focus for policy. Here's what's being promised.

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