housing affordability

Damon Angus, 45, is a senior counsel at Allens, a law firm in Sydney, where he specialises in corporate finance and financial innovation. Following the birth of their first child, Damon and his wife decided to save for a new house. We spoke to him about ... More

Can't afford to buy in the area where you live? There is a way to enjoy the lifestyle of your favourite suburb and still get a foothold in the property market. Rentvesting - owning an investment property while renting where you live - is gaining ... More

Owning a home has long been hailed as the great Australian dream. But with property prices rising again, millions of renters are concerned that home ownership will remain just that - a dream. Recent survey data from Finder shows that a third (34%) of ... More

If you own your home and have paid it off by the time you retire, you can live for 'free' - no more mortgage repayments - whereas if you rent when you retire, your rent keeps going on and on. But Australians are finding it harder to pay off ... More

The RBA has slashed interest rates in the first cash rate move in almost three years. The move by the RBA to cut rates to 1.25% was widely expected, and no doubt the focus will now turn to mortgage rates; how low will they go? Mortgage rates for owner ... More

Among all the budget and election noise in April, federal parliament passed new laws that aim to improve superannuation member outcomes, including implementation of two recommendations from the banking royal commission. One of the most important was ... More

Federal Parliament has passed an important change to the First Home Super Saver Scheme to further help first home buyers. The new legislation means individuals can enter a contract to buy or build their first home at an earlier time and still have access ... More

While the Budget speech referenced housing a few times, in the sense that falling housing prices represent a downside risk to budget forecasts, there was in fact very little in the Budget directly focussed on the housing sector. With the performance ... More

Josh Frydenberg will unveil the 2019 Federal Budget, his first as treasurer, in Canberra tonight. With all eyes on Prime Minister Scott Morrison as he prepares to announce the date of the next federal election, tonight's Budget is an important step ... More

Cheer up ... it's not really the beginning of the end for property or the economy At the end of November last year we were reading headlines saying "Sydney house prices have biggest monthly fall for 14 years and Melbourne close behind". CoreLogic numbers ... More