The sea- and tree-change towns where home buyers are paying in cash

The sea- and tree-change towns where home buyers are paying in cash

At least half the home purchases don’t have a mortgage attached. There’s no clear demographic explanation,but there is a reason.

  • byJim Malo

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How home owners can save $6000 a year and stay cool

How home owners can save $6000 a year and stay cool

New modelling shows that spending $25,000 on improving energy efficiency – and driving an EV – can save $300,000 over a 25-year mortgage.

  • byJim Malo
‘Landlords faced few consequences’:How renters were left in the lurch

‘Landlords faced few consequences’:How renters were left in the lurch

A string of property owners faced little to no accountability for keeping their investments in poor condition,a new analysis shows.

  • byJim Malo
Slash your energy bills:Suburbs with the most energy-efficient houses

Slash your energy bills:Suburbs with the most energy-efficient houses

Homes built after 2010 have higher star ratings than older homes,but some homes don’t manage to reach their rating at all.

  • byJim Malo
Where to buy a house in Melbourne without asking mum and dad for money

Where to buy a house in Melbourne without asking mum and dad for money

Single buyers who want a freestanding home have select options,even if they are paid a higher than average salary.

  • byJim Malo andKristy Johnson
Where property prices will fall in 2025 – even if there is a rate cut

Where property prices will fall in 2025 – even if there is a rate cut

The new forecast breaks from other predictions that the market will rise,as higher rates for longer take a toll on home owners and on buyers’ affordability limits.

  • byJim Malo
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Where even a modest home costs 99 per cent of incomes

Where even a modest home costs 99 per cent of incomes

Some households face spending more than their entire income to keep a roof over their head. The situation is starving industries of workers.

  • byJim Malo
‘Basically impossible’:Housing affordability is the worst on record

‘Basically impossible’:Housing affordability is the worst on record

High interest rates and rising prices have pushed key measures of housing affordability to their worst levels on record,and experts say rate cuts won’t help.

  • byJim Malo
No mortgage,no worries:Sydney suburbs where home buyers pay cash

No mortgage,no worries:Sydney suburbs where home buyers pay cash

The typical home bought in cash costs as much as $2.7 million in some sought-after pockets where buyers don’t need help from the bank.

  • byJim Malo andElizabeth Redman
The Melbourne suburbs where billions in property sells mortgage-free

The Melbourne suburbs where billions in property sells mortgage-free

In the inner city,it can be difficult to get a mortgage for some properties. But in others,buyers don’t even bother talking to a bank.

  • byJim Malo
Home buyers who weren’t even looking splash $5.7m on Prahran terrace

Home buyers who weren’t even looking splash $5.7m on Prahran terrace

The house attracted three bidders at auction who had not been in the market but were interested in buying this particular property.

  • byCarmen Forward andJim Malo