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House prices creep higher as new building lags target

House prices creep higher as new building lags target

Falling interest rates and an ongoing housing shortfall are driving property prices higher, but affordability constraints will keep a lid on growth.

Red tape and silver bullets: tough task for housing fix

Red tape and silver bullets: tough task for housing fix

Red tape and silver bullets: tough task for housing fix

Red tape and silver bullets: tough task for housing fix

Governments are taking aim at red tape to fix a chronic undersupply of housing in Australia but the industry warns cultural issues will be harder to fix.

Housing set to grow from record high as rate cuts loom

Housing set to grow from record high as rate cuts loom

Housing set to grow from record high as rate cuts loom

Housing set to grow from record high as rate cuts loom

The prospect of more interest rate cuts has pushed house prices to record highs and is expected to continue fuelling growth for the rest of the year.

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Rate cut hammers in immediate spike in home auctions

Rate cut hammers in immediate spike in home auctions

Home buyers regained confidence after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates for the second time in 2025, but sellers might still need to lower their expectations.

Regional house price growth outstrips capital cities

Regional house price growth outstrips capital cities

Two regional centres either side of a state capital recorded the highest dwelling value increases so far in 2025, as capital cities reverse a decline.

Deal or no deal: Greens leader bristles at Labor claim

Deal or no deal: Greens leader bristles at Labor claim

The "penny is dropping" for Labor and the coalition that minor parties and independents can't be brushed aside, Greens leader Adam Bandt says.

Brick by brick, parties build election housing pitches

Brick by brick, parties build election housing pitches

Tackling housing instability is key to securing an election win, with Labor vouching for build-to-rent while the coalition says Australians should own a home.

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Doubling housing supply incentive could help renters

Doubling housing supply incentive could help renters

Doubling housing supply incentive could help renters

Doubling housing supply incentive could help renters

Australia is expected to fall hundreds of thousands of homes short of its housing target but reforms could bring it back up to speed and help renters.

Bellwether markets show house prices picking up steam

Bellwether markets show house prices picking up steam

Bellwether markets show house prices picking up steam

Bellwether markets show house prices picking up steam

Buoyed by the RBA rate cut, prestige housing markets are leading a recovery in property price growth following a short-lived slowdown, CoreLogic data shows.

Squatters vow to stay in condemned, flood-ravaged homes

Squatters vow to stay in condemned, flood-ravaged homes

Squatters vow to stay in condemned, flood-ravaged homes

Squatters vow to stay in condemned, flood-ravaged homes

Dozens of people are due to be forcibly evicted from where they have been living in houses slated for demolition after 2022 floods.

'Short window' as property prices rebound on rate cut

'Short window' as property prices rebound on rate cut

'Short window' as property prices rebound on rate cut

'Short window' as property prices rebound on rate cut

Two capital cities are leading the housing market higher as buyers look to get ahead of a wave of demand as interest rates finally fall.

Persistent pay gap widens gender gulf in assets

Persistent pay gap widens gender gulf in assets

Persistent pay gap widens gender gulf in assets

Persistent pay gap widens gender gulf in assets

The gender pay gap is leaving women with fewer properties and shares than men, says a survey indicating more than four in ten women have no such assets at all.

Underlying inflation up but good news on housing, rents

Underlying inflation up but good news on housing, rents

Underlying inflation up but good news on housing, rents

Underlying inflation up but good news on housing, rents

Fresh inflation figures should help convince the Reserve Bank to cut rates again in May, despite a slight uptick in underlying price growth, economists say.

Disgraced MP 'never asked for a dollar' from $48m deal

Disgraced MP 'never asked for a dollar' from $48m deal

Disgraced MP 'never asked for a dollar' from $48m deal

Disgraced MP 'never asked for a dollar' from $48m deal

Former Liberal MP Daryl Maguire says he never expected payment for his part in a multimillion-dollar property deal he helped broker.

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Call to bring back inheritance tax to tackle wealth gap

Inheritance taxes are economically efficient and reduce inequality between those who work for an income and those who earn income from wealth, economists say.

Aussies opt for regional living, pushing up home prices

A continued shift of Australians moving to regional towns for lifestyle reasons has boosted property prices at the expense of capital city values.

Retiring renters face homelessness as ownership falls

As home ownership falls, rents grow and the cost of living continues to surge, older renters will need more help when they enter retirement, a report has found.

Home approvals bounce can't keep a lid on prices

Home values held firm in January as a shallow and short-lived housing downturn nears its end, with new supply coming too slowly to solve unaffordability.

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'Year of the unit': cost squeeze drives homebuyer shift

Rising unaffordability and changing lifestyles are driving an unusual turnaround in real estate dynamics as unit prices grow faster than houses in some areas.

Buyer's market: 2025 to bring relief to home buyers

A major pullback in house price rises has not stopped the market from extending its growth streak to eight consecutive quarters.

Australia has 'well and truly passed' rental boom peak

Affordability pressures and rising vacancy rates are keeping a lid on rental growth after years of surging prices.

Property dominates wealth but stocks safer than houses

Investors might start looking outside of the property market where most of Australia's wealth is held, as returns for another sector outstrip housing.

Bank of mum and dad could run dry for retirement

Affordability constraints have many turning to the bank of mum and dad but parents have been urged to consider their finances carefully before lending.

Value of Australian homes may drop in early 2025

Australian home values could dip in early 2025 but a drop in interest rates is expected to send buyer demand up again.

Where home prices are expected to grow fastest in 2025

Australian property values are set to keep rising over the next 12 months but controversial tax changes are helping keep one state's home price growth in check.

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