My bush property is too big for me to get the pension. What can I do?

My bush property is too big for me to get the pension. What can I do?

While being on acreage can be pleasant,the size of your property can risk stymieing your pension options.

  • byPaul Benson

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Suburbs where you can buy a unit and actually make money

Suburbs where you can buy a unit and actually make money

Owners of detached houses are likely to sell for a profit,but investors or first home buyers on a tighter budget can avoid missing out.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Australia’s home values keep rising despite cost-of-living pressures

Australia’s home values keep rising despite cost-of-living pressures

Property values rose across most capital cities in March,but the size of the increase varied widely.

  • byRachel Clun
Perth insider spills:Why you can’t get a rental (and what to try now)
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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
The best affordable tree-change towns under $600,000

The best affordable tree-change towns under $600,000

They have local job options,rising house prices,strong rental demand and new infrastructure on the way.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Sydney suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss

Sydney suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss

Even in heavily loss-making suburbs where one in five sales are a bust,there’s one type of home that’s almost a sure thing.

  • byElizabeth Redman andJim Malo
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Buy now,experts warn as they predict Perth home median to smash $850k

Buy now,experts warn as they predict Perth home median to smash $850k

Analysts predict that strong overseas and interstate migration,a chronic undersupply and easing interest rates will keep house prices rising over the next year.

  • bySarah Brookes
Revealed:The Perth suburb where land costs just $57 per square metre

Revealed:The Perth suburb where land costs just $57 per square metre

In 10 exclusive suburbs,buyers are willing to fork out more than $5000 per square metre for some of Perth’s smallest blocks. But what about on the other end of the scale?

  • bySarah Brookes
The Melbourne suburbs where property investors can claim the most on tax

The Melbourne suburbs where property investors can claim the most on tax

Investors can claim sizeable tax concessions in some pricey suburbs,but they need deep pockets to be able to cover their mortgage repayments.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
No mortgage needed:Suburbs where one in two homes are bought in cash

No mortgage needed:Suburbs where one in two homes are bought in cash

No interest rate cuts yet? No worries. A surprising amount of property buyers don’t need to get a home loan.

  • byTawar Razaghi andJim Malo
Travel allowance rules should change for MPs who own Canberra property:former senator

Travel allowance rules should change for MPs who own Canberra property:former senator

More than one in four parliamentarians own property in the ACT,and a former senator says it doesn’t pass the pub test for them to claim taxpayer funds to stay in places they or their colleagues own.

  • byRachel Clun andOlivia Ireland