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…
Australians are being priced out of the property market and first home buyers schemes might not be helping
The quiet south Brisbane suburb of Mount Gravatt was once an affordable place to buy a decent-sized family…
Job fears, U.S. trade uncertainty to keep lid on any housing market recovery
The Bank of Canada’s 25-basis-point cut in September was at best ignored by the national market, with sales…
Renters despair in ‘landlord’s market’ where no-grounds evictions and frequent rent rises are legal
One evening, just hours after paying rent, Emma — whose name has been changed for privacy and security…
RBA governor Michele Bullock says First Home Guarantee could lead to riskier loans
Central bank governor Michele Bullock was centre stage at Senate estimates on Friday, being quizzed on monetary policy…
A list of questions that definitely won’t be asked at Senate estimates
It’s Senate estimates time, which means it is time to look at government expenditure and really hold those…
Housing supply without controlling demand suggests National Housing Accord won’t fix affordability
Australia’s national project to fix housing affordability is off to a slow start. Three years into it, last…
Short-term stays are swallowing up housing stock in these WA coastal havens
Tourism is these towns’ biggest breadwinner — but with a housing crisis in full swing, short-term stays are…
Why a potential Bank of Canada interest rate cut is no silver bullet for mortgages and housing
CIBC economist Benjamin Tal says the Bank of Canada’s overnight rate “is very close to neutral already,” meaning…
Internal government documents reveal grim housing climate in Canada
OTTAWA — As Ottawa gears up to launch a new agency to build homes faster, internal government documents…
Remote WA community buys prefab Chinese houses after decades in unfit homes
There are some nights Raylene Robinson would rather sleep under the open sky than in her government-sanctioned home.…
Labor MP Sarah Witty owns four houses
If two’s company and three’s a crowd, then new Melbourne MP Sarah Witty’s rental portfolio is looking a…