How much of a pay rise you’d need to buy a bigger house

How much of a pay rise you’d need to buy a bigger house

The difference between a typical three-bedroom house and a typical four-bedroom house can be a stretch for a growing family.

  • byElizabeth Redman

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Helping kids into property? Watch out for divorce,parents warned
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Helping kids into property? Watch out for divorce,parents warned

When providing financial help to adult children,it needs to be made clear what will happen in the event of a relationship breakdown.

  • byJohn Collett
How much does it cost to buy a home with an extra bedroom?

How much does it cost to buy a home with an extra bedroom?

The cost-of-living crisis is colliding with home owners’ search for enough space to accommodate their family.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Six ways to help build a home deposit faster
Analysis
Investing

Six ways to help build a home deposit faster

Every dollar counts when you’re on the road to buying a home,so here are some options that could help bolster your savings.

  • byNina Hendy
Coalition’s super-for-housing policy would drive up property prices:analysis

Coalition’s super-for-housing policy would drive up property prices:analysis

The Super Members Council found the scheme to allow first home buyers to withdraw $50,000 from super for a deposit would push home prices up by 9 per cent.

  • byRachel Clun
More women own property than men,but there’s a catch

More women own property than men,but there’s a catch

Women are more likely to own a home than men,but still face greater difficulty breaking into the property market,a new report shows.

  • byJemimah Clegg
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I hate moneyed-up Millennials as much as they hate Boomers like me

I hate moneyed-up Millennials as much as they hate Boomers like me

I’m trying to downsize and went to an auction a week ago to buy a house half as big as the one I live in. Here’s what happened.

  • byJenna Price
‘Don’t think it’s ever been harder’:Brisbane first home buyers priced out

‘Don’t think it’s ever been harder’:Brisbane first home buyers priced out

Even an entry-level Brisbane house has doubled in price over the past five years,and loan repayments are tipping many owners into mortgage stress.

  • bySarah Webb
Even a modest home is out of reach for first home buyers now

Even a modest home is out of reach for first home buyers now

Young people who lower their expectations to an unassuming home in their second-choice location still could not comfortably afford the loan repayments.

  • byKate Burke
As houses get more expensive,first home buyers are getting older

As houses get more expensive,first home buyers are getting older

The average age of first home buyers has increased rapidly,adding to concerns that more people will be locked out of the housing market.

  • byJohn Collett
‘Ongoing love affair’:The type of property that buyers blow their budgets for

‘Ongoing love affair’:The type of property that buyers blow their budgets for

A house with a backyard or an apartment within walking distance to everything? Buyers are defying expectations.

  • byJim Malo andElizabeth Redman