Cotality Housing Affordability Report shows ‘extraordinary rise’ in home values
Housing affordability has never been worse in Australia, with it now taking more than a decade to save…
Are 5 per cent deposits the leg-up first home buyers need, or are they pouring fuel on the fire?
Elizabeth’s Australian dream was just out of reach — until the government came to her help. Married with…
Prices rising fastest in inner cities and growth towns during expanded 5 per cent deposit scheme
Inner cities, wealthy suburbs and fast-growing towns topped the list of house price surges in the first month…
Albany homes record highest price growth in regional Australia
Melbourne-raised Nina Salvatore was travelling and working in nursing around the country when she fell in love with…
One in 10 homes bought using first home buyers guarantee in October
About one in 10 homes sold last month were bought by Australians using Labor’s expanded 5 per cent…
Investors and first home buyers flock to property market, driving up prices
Australia’s property market is heating up again, with record auctions over spring and the return of both first…
Rental prices have risen almost 44 per cent in five years, Cotality review finds
Australian renters are paying on average an extra $204 per week to keep a roof over their heads…
House prices to climb as expanded first home buyer scheme kicks off
Australian home values rose again in September, with experts warning a surge of first-home buyers using wafer-thin deposits…
Home prices keep rising in ‘seller’s market’ as new property listings below average
Australian property prices have pushed higher again in August, as lower interest rates, rising real wages and buyer…
New Zealand housing affordability at highest level since pre-Covid 19
That’s the first time the capital has hit this figure since 2016. Hamilton, Christchurch and Dunedin saw limited…
Bigger properties occupied by smaller households in major housing mismatch, Cotality finds
In a reminder of how broken housing affordability and access is, new analysis highlights a major mismatch between…
Home prices rise across all capital cities in July, as Cotality index lifts for sixth month
Australian property prices have scaled new record highs as demand for housing offsets buyer concerns about the Reserve…