Should you wait for interest rate cuts to buy a house?

Should you wait for interest rate cuts to buy a house?

Once interest rates fall,property prices would likely go up,but buyers could borrow more money,and new analysis shows whether it would be enough.

  • byJim Malo

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How Marija went from being homeless at 15 to a homeowner at 22

How Marija went from being homeless at 15 to a homeowner at 22

The dream of stable housing is growing further out of reach for many,but Marija’s dream last year became a reality.

  • byJim Malo
Could this affordable housing model work in Brisbane?
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Home loans

Could this affordable housing model work in Brisbane?

Houses now cost 12 years of average earnings. If you don’t have the “bank of mum and dad” to help with a deposit,you might be looking at something like this.

  • byCourtney Kruk
‘It would just ruin it’:The Sydney suburb wriggling its way out of the state’s housing policy

‘It would just ruin it’:The Sydney suburb wriggling its way out of the state’s housing policy

Croydon was one of 31 suburbs with train stations selected by the state government for higher density housing. Now that looks set to change.

  • byMichael Koziol
Why young Australians are flocking to US shares to build wealth
Opinion
Investing

Why young Australians are flocking to US shares to build wealth

By the year’s end,American and global shares could account for a combined 70 per cent of younger investors’ portfolios.

  • byNick Nicolaides
Perth insider spills:Why you can’t get a rental (and what to try now)
Opinion
Renting

Perth insider spills:Why you can’t get a rental (and what to try now)

Tight supply,sky-high demand and soaring costs means competition is fierce in securing a home. This Perth property manager shares how you can gain an edge.

  • byAshleigh Goodchild
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Housing backtrack:Councils swoop on wiggle room in development plan
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Planning

Housing backtrack:Councils swoop on wiggle room in development plan

New planning controls are due to be imposed in April,but documents reveal the government is prepared to allow councils another six months to devise their own plans around some train stations.

  • byMichael Koziol
Reform could mean major change for residents of lifestyle villages

Reform could mean major change for residents of lifestyle villages

Greater transparency and certainty is definitely a win for land lease community residents,but it may come with a trade-off.

  • byRachel Lane
How plans to build 3900 homes shrank to just 414 houses

How plans to build 3900 homes shrank to just 414 houses

The Minns government has revised its plans to redevelop the Riverwood public housing estate near Bankstown,blaming market forces.

  • byMichael Koziol
‘Despondent’ building boss knocks down pitch for prefab homes

‘Despondent’ building boss knocks down pitch for prefab homes

NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler said politicians saw off-site construction as a “panacea” for housing affordability woes,but it was “not even on the near horizon”.

  • byMichael Koziol
The Melbourne suburbs where buyers pay a premium for space

The Melbourne suburbs where buyers pay a premium for space

In 10 exclusive suburbs,buyers are willing to fork out more than $10,000 per square metre for some of the smallest blocks of land in the city.

  • byJim Malo