Global Real Estate

Banks will be told to exclude the HECS debt from serviceability checks.

Dutton stresses the RBA needed to base its decisions on economic factors, not external pressure, ahead of the Feb. 18 meeting.

The complex includes eight three-bedroom houses and comes with its own café and bar, and can be yours for less than the price of two average houses in Sydney.

2,500 homes, 12,000 jobs, and a new university campus planned for Sydney’s growing district.

Residential real estate remains a popular passive investment vehicle, with property values rising to over $11 trillion in September 2024.

Some parents have fallen into debt from helping their children.

National house prices fell 0.1 percent in December, but they still rose 4.9 percent in a year.

The National Party-led coalition government has restored New Zealand landlords’ power to evict tenants without cause, with as little as 42 days notice required.

Migrant arrivals outnumber births 2 to 1 as population grows.

The initiative aims to ease housing affordability pressures by lowering monthly repayments, though it results in higher total costs over time.

The average property now costs £268,144, which is close to figures last seen in August 2022.

Foreign buyers largely target properties over the million dollar mark and do not compete directly with first home Aussie buyers.

Victoria’s housing minister says the state will power ahead with plans to build bigger, better social housing towers.

Western Australian and Queensland mining regions are leading the growth charts.

The Coalition and Greens housing spokespersons debated the merits of their housing policies at the National Press Club on Nov. 26.

Help to Buy establishes Australia’s first national shared equity scheme.

The Help to Buy scheme is a shared equity proposal where the government will pay 30 percent of an existing home.

Real estate experts have warned that government policies, such as higher stamp duty for second home buyers, may have an impact on demand.

A new housing report shows households spend over 40 percent of income on mortgages, with national rental vacancies hitting a record low of 1.6 percent.

The state’s peak real estate body has cautioned against making conditions too onerous for landlords citing the situation in New Zealand and Victoria.