Andrea Leong tracked the temperature at home.

Was it really hotter inside than out this summer? 100 renters found out

A hot summer,a rental crisis and a cost-of-living crisis left some homes ranging from uncomfortable to nearly unlivable.

  • Jim Malo andKate Burke

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First home buyers are finding it harder to find cheaper properties.

Where you can still find a property for less than $500,000

In some once-affordable neighbourhoods,it has become much harder to find a good value home in only the past five years.

  • Kate Burke
In neighbourhoods such as Parramatta,some properties are selling at a loss.

The Sydney suburbs where investment properties are selling at a loss

Most property investors make a profit,but pick the wrong neighbourhood and there’s a one in four chance of losing money.

  • Kate Burke andMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
Melissa Mason is selling her family home in Concord West to downsize to Glebe.

The type of Sydney property that’s outperforming its neighbours

The conventional wisdom is that high-quality homes in sought-after locations always sell well,but is that true?

  • Kate Burke
Ray White auctioneer James Hayashi prepared to sell the Randwick unit.

Randwick apartment fetches $1.44 million on bumper auction day

More than a dozen buyers turned out to compete for the two-bedroom apartment,including an investor planning to buy the unit for his adult children.

  • Kate Burke
Rita-Marie Hopfner says she wasn’t worried about trying to catch the market at the perfect moment.

The type of Melbourne property that’s outperforming its neighbours

The conventional wisdom is that well-renovated homes in sought-after locations always sell well. But is that true?

  • Jim Malo andKate Burke
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Some buyers are getting financial help from the Bank of Mum and Dad to get into the market.

Even a modest home is out of reach for first home buyers now

Young people who lower their expectations to an unassuming home in their second-choice location still could not comfortably afford the loan repayments.

  • Kate Burke
The auction of 32 Eglinton Road,Glebe.

Parents compete for $3.08 million Glebe terrace for adult children

A local couple trying to help their daughter purchase her first home,and another couple bidding on behalf of their overseas son,were among the bidders for the home.

  • Kate Burke
James and Ann Keating are selling their apartment in Arncliffe,one of the most affordable suburbs within 10km of the CBD.

The most affordable suburbs within 10km of Sydney’s CBD

Sydney’s median house price is at a record of almost $1.6 million,but some buyers have managed to get into the inner suburbs on that budget.

  • Kate Burke
Tracey Goddard is selling her Alexandria home.

How Sydney home buyers can save $334,000 with one compromise

Cash-strapped buyers hit by rising interest rates have been running the ruler over their budgets and switching their search to save.

  • Kate Burke