Mitchell was trying to buy a home. Then $150,000 nearly evaporated

Mitchell was trying to buy a home. Then $150,000 nearly evaporated

That amount of money would have been the difference between buying a three-bedroom and a two-bedroom house.

  • byAlexandra Middleton andTawar Razaghi

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Sydneysiders were trying to buy a home. Then $400,000 evaporated

Sydneysiders were trying to buy a home. Then $400,000 evaporated

Some have been forced to lean on family for help,make a compromise,or delay their decision to purchase altogether.

  • byTawar Razaghi
Is earlier really better? When you should have bought a house

Is earlier really better? When you should have bought a house

Home buyers who managed to squeak into the property market during a narrow window of time a few years ago would not be as lucky today.

  • byJemimah Clegg
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
Thought property investors were sitting on the sidelines? They’re back

Thought property investors were sitting on the sidelines? They’re back

Lending to property investors has reached a six-year high as a share of total home lending,far outpacing the share that goes to first home buyers.

  • byElizabeth Redman
How skyrocketing interest rates changed a generation

How skyrocketing interest rates changed a generation

Mortgage affordability is at its worst since 1990 as house prices rise further out of reach – and the fallout may be wide-ranging.

  • byTawar Razaghi
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Mining,chickens,equity fund. Hamas’ money machine ignored by Israel

Mining,chickens,equity fund. Hamas’ money machine ignored by Israel

The ledgers,pilfered from the computer of a senior Hamas official,listed assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Netanyahu “didn’t care much about it”.

  • byJo Becker andJustin Scheck
Dirt cheap:Where you can nab a bargain block near Brisbane for $200,000

Dirt cheap:Where you can nab a bargain block near Brisbane for $200,000

Buyers can snag a new home for less than half of Brisbane’s median house price – for now.

  • bySarah Webb
This is how much money Queenslanders spend on their house deposits

This is how much money Queenslanders spend on their house deposits

Tougher bank rules and soaring property prices are forcing Queenslanders to hand over bigger deposits to secure a home loan,and some sea-change spots are sky-high.

  • bySarah Webb
Thought it was hard enough to buy a home? It just got worse

Thought it was hard enough to buy a home? It just got worse

Renters,hopeful home buyers and those with large mortgages are feeling the pinch,and one graph shows why.

  • byElizabeth Redman
How much mortgage repayments have jumped in your suburb of Sydney

How much mortgage repayments have jumped in your suburb of Sydney

Mortgage repayments have jumped by two thirds since last year in dozens of Sydney suburbs. Is yours among them?

  • byKate Burke