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'Precious': unlikely allies rally against barracks sale

'Precious': unlikely allies rally against barracks sale

The Albanese government has been urged to reverse plans to sell an inner Sydney military barracks by key political figures at a thousand-strong rally.

House prices plummet as Labor points to bigger picture

House prices plummet as Labor points to bigger picture

House prices plummet as Labor points to bigger picture

House prices plummet as Labor points to bigger picture

The government is urging home-owners to keep the faith as a house-price slump gains the hallmarks of an historic downturn.

Home auctions take a hit with price disclosure rules

Home auctions take a hit with price disclosure rules

Home auctions take a hit with price disclosure rules

Home auctions take a hit with price disclosure rules

The number of homes going under the hammer has plunged as price disclosure rules in one state feed into a property market in decline.

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Tax changes 'crack the nut' on housing affordability

Tax changes 'crack the nut' on housing affordability

Property investors and real estate agents are reeling as Australia's housing downturn deepens, but for young Australians the positives are growing.

Palmer's lawyer 'flees' after $34 million fraud claim

Palmer's lawyer 'flees' after $34 million fraud claim

Mining magnate Clive Palmer's former solicitor faces an arrest warrant after being accused of defrauding his billionaire client to buy real estate and gold.

Sydney rents fall despite fears of a post-budget spike

Sydney rents fall despite fears of a post-budget spike

Even though Labor's tax changes have pushed some investors out of the market, rental vacancy rates have climbed and price growth has eased across Australia.

Home buyers are waiting to see where market lands: bank

Home buyers are waiting to see where market lands: bank

The head of Australia's largest customer-owned bank has noticed a slowdown in the housing market but says his institution is well-positioned to ride it out.

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Auctions flop as home buyers digest rising rates

Auctions flop as home buyers digest rising rates

Auctions flop as home buyers digest rising rates

Auctions flop as home buyers digest rising rates

Australia's auction clearance rates have dropped to nearly their lowest levels of the year as another interest rate rise eats into buyer budgets.

Housing market downturn the steepest in four decades

Housing market downturn the steepest in four decades

Housing market downturn the steepest in four decades

Housing market downturn the steepest in four decades

First-home buyers are being told they will be in a better position to afford a property once Australia's widening housing downturn runs its course.

'Doing what we want': Labor stands by housing tax moves

'Doing what we want': Labor stands by housing tax moves

'Doing what we want': Labor stands by housing tax moves

'Doing what we want': Labor stands by housing tax moves

Tax changes will help boost housing supply in the long run, even though a downturn is impacting new home sales, the housing minister says.

Emergency housing on the way as more action urged

Emergency housing on the way as more action urged

Emergency housing on the way as more action urged

Emergency housing on the way as more action urged

Women and children fleeing violence will have access to new homes, but more needs to be done for essential workers, independent MPs say.

Sellers flee auctions as housing downturn deepens

Sellers flee auctions as housing downturn deepens

Sellers flee auctions as housing downturn deepens

Sellers flee auctions as housing downturn deepens

More than three in five homes listed for auction converted to private treaty in July, the highest rate since the 2022 downturn, property site Domain has found.

Rising sea levels threaten more than 267,000 properties

Rising sea levels threaten more than 267,000 properties

Rising sea levels threaten more than 267,000 properties

Rising sea levels threaten more than 267,000 properties

Rising seas and storm surges could cost Australia more than $855 billion, endangering homes, businesses, infrastructure and land.

Un-real estate: property settlement scam risk rising

Un-real estate: property settlement scam risk rising

Un-real estate: property settlement scam risk rising

Un-real estate: property settlement scam risk rising

Payment redirection scams cost Australians $167 million in 2025, but most people still can't tell a fraudulent email from an authentic one.

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Cold start to nation's normally hot home sales season

The property market is yet to shake off its winter chill as capital cities reported fewer auctions in the first week of the normally busy spring sales season.

Funding deadline looms for embattled home developer

Administrators of a major residential developer have given themselves 24 hours to secure a make-or-break cash injection to keep the group afloat.

Property market to face 'deeper correction', bank warns

Property prices in major capitals are set to fall even further, one of the big four banks has cautioned, following a further downturn in the last month.

Why natural disasters are impacting the housing crisis

Natural disasters are diverting builders and resources from new housing, while soaring rebuild costs worsen Australia’s housing shortage.

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Home buyers in 'driver's seat' but owners holding fire

Home owners are looking to wait out Australia's property market downturn as listing data points to a sluggish spring season.

Median rental unaffordable for Australians on $130,000

The median rental costs more than half the pay of an average worker in every Australian capital city, a report by Everybody's Home has found.

Pioneering company returns with whodunnit dance theatre

Scorched Earth is a mix of dance, theatre, cinema and murder mystery - and it asks how far people will go to hold onto their land.

Foreign property purchases fall as home buyer ban bites

The number of investment approvals into Australia fell by more than 22 per cent in one year as the government made it harder for foreign investors to buy homes.

Real estate group in the red after messy offshore exit

Real estate and construction group Lendlease continues to struggle against a heavy share price, leadership departures and its exit from global operations.

Early days but a door is opening for first home buyers

Rising interest rates were already softening mortgage demand from investors but Labor's tax changes in the federal budget deepened the dive.

'Stop the madness': Liberal eyes big tech, party policy

A Liberal frontbencher has called on his party to slash the construction code, cut migration, tax big tech more and freeze the NDIS to fix Australia's malaise.

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