housing affordability

First home buyer loans have skyrocketed to their highest level in a decade, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. December saw total volumes jump by more than 6%, in seasonally adjusted terms, to a record 9606, the highest in a ... More

The tiny house movement is booming, spurred on by lifestyle shows and social media. Stylish micro homes offer an escapist fantasy of decluttering your life and simplifying what you need, along with shaving housing costs and reducing your carbon footprint. ... More

What will housing look like in the next 10 years? Our homes and neighbourhoods are evolving rapidly, driven by technology, shifting demographics and changing lifestyles. Here's what we can expect from housing in 2020 and beyond. The rise of higher ... More

More young Aussies are turning to their parents, appropriately dubbed the Bank of Mum and Dad, to help secure equity for a first home deposit, and financial advisers are split on the growing trend. For some, the lucky few, the money for the deposit ... More

Coming up with 20% of the property's price is a big challenge for many would-be buyers, but is the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme the solution? What we know The Coalition promised it would do just that if it won the May election and the details ... More

Interest rates may be at their lowest since the 1950s, but high property prices make climbing onto the first rung of the property ladder no easy feat. The good news is that help is at hand. The home loan industry, with state and federal governments ... More

The champagne flowed freely on The Block finale on Sunday night. Winners Tess and Luke watched the hammer fall a whopping $630,000 over reserve. Even last-place finishers Mitch and Mark enjoyed a windfall of $384,000. While hysteria surrounding the ... More

First home buyers will be able to get into a house with as little as 5% deposit through the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme - provided the value of the property falls under the property price caps announced this week by the Morrison government. The caps ... 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