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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.

Call to bring back inheritance tax to tackle wealth gap

Call to bring back inheritance tax to tackle wealth gap

Call to bring back inheritance tax to tackle wealth gap

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

Aussies opt for regional living, pushing up home prices

Aussies opt for regional living, pushing up home prices

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.

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Retiring renters face homelessness as ownership falls

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 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.

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

'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

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.

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Australia has 'well and truly passed' rental boom peak

Australia has 'well and truly passed' rental boom peak

Australia has 'well and truly passed' rental boom peak

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

Property dominates wealth but stocks safer than houses

Property dominates wealth but stocks safer than houses

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

Bank of mum and dad could run dry for retirement

Bank of mum and dad could run dry for retirement

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

Value of Australian homes may drop in early 2025

Value of Australian homes may drop in early 2025

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

Where home prices are expected to grow fastest in 2025

Where home prices are expected to grow fastest in 2025

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.

Building data nailed but future framework doubts linger

Building data nailed but future framework doubts linger

Building data nailed but future framework doubts linger

Building data nailed but future framework doubts linger

Home building approvals have broken a two-year ceiling but industry groups warn it's not enough to meet a target of 1.2 million homes by 2029.

Mining hubs lead regional property price rise

Mining hubs lead regional property price rise

Mining hubs lead regional property price rise

Mining hubs lead regional property price rise

Affordability and lifestyle choices continue to drive up property prices in regional Australia, but there are signs the heat is coming out of the market.

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Door opens for first-home buyers to unlock ownership

Headway has finally been made on federal housing policy reform with laws set to pass parliament to allow home buyers to buy with a smaller deposit.

Housing policies at lock-up stage with Greens support

Labor has had a breakthrough on its stalled housing agenda after securing Greens support for a federal shared-equity scheme and build-to-rent policies.

Property market easing with falls across four capitals

Slowing momentum in home price growth bodes well for those hoping to get a foot on the property ladder as the central bank weighs rate cuts.

Housing NIMBYs in premier's sights as stamp duty cut

A $55 million carrot has been dangled to Victorian buyers of off-the-plan apartments, units and townhouses but the opposition doubts it will boost supply.

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'Missing step' bridged with major Sydney concert venue

Proposals for redeveloping a key entertainment precinct in central Sydney will be considered, including plans for a new live performance venue.

PM quizzed over $4.3 million clifftop property purchase

The prime minister has been peppered with questions about the purchase of a $4.3 million luxury home for he and future wife Jodie Haydon.

Turbo charge house approvals, business urges government

The Business Council of Australia says state governments should be able to intervene in council planning decisions, using a carrot and stick approach.

Aussies paying more as rents spike across the nation

Australian renters are paying thousands more to keep a roof over their heads as rental costs for units and houses continue to balloon since the pandemic.

'Knocked on the head': Labor rebuffs property tax moves

After days of discussions over curbing property investors' tax concessions, the government has firmed its stance against the rumours.

Tenants to enforce 'rules of the game' in rent reforms

Rental reforms planned for the nation's most expensive market aim to make it easier for pet owners and tighten laws that are not always being followed.

Love at first sight in the bush? Data counts the ways

Housing affordability continues to drive Australians to the regions, with a new data tool helping prospective tree changers find their good life.

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