Suburbs where home values plunged – and set a trap for buyers

Suburbs where home values plunged – and set a trap for buyers

In a market where many investor-grade properties are sliding in value,buyers who hope for a bargain risk paying more in the long term.

  • bySue Williams

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‘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
How - and why - it just got even harder to buy a home in Australia

How - and why - it just got even harder to buy a home in Australia

Would-be home buyers have been hit by a lose-lose situation since interest rates began to rise and future cuts may not act as previously expected.

  • byJim Malo andTawar Razaghi
How much do you need to borrow to buy in Brisbane?

How much do you need to borrow to buy in Brisbane?

With the dream of owning a home slipping further from many buyers’ grasp,our interactive calculator shows how much you would need to borrow to get a foot on the property ladder in your suburb.

  • bySarah Webb
‘A window of opportunity’ as Melbourne’s median house price falls $70,000 below peak

‘A window of opportunity’ as Melbourne’s median house price falls $70,000 below peak

High interest rates,a listings bonanza and investors bailing out have pushed prices lower,giving first home buyers some hope.

  • byJim Malo
Interactive calculator:How much you need to borrow to buy in each Sydney suburb

Interactive calculator:How much you need to borrow to buy in each Sydney suburb

Exclusive analysis shows how unreachable Sydney’s property market has become for first-home buyers – and it’s even worse than you think.

  • byKristy Johnson andElizabeth Redman
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Relaxing lending rules to help home buyers splits opinion
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Relaxing lending rules to help home buyers splits opinion

Rules governing mortgages are coming under fire by some groups who believe they are harming first time buyers. One idea says a change could help 50,000 people.

  • byShane Wright andSumeyya Ilanbey
Why now could be a better time to buy a house

Why now could be a better time to buy a house

Prospective home buyers’ pessimism about whether the current moment is a good time to buy has dropped to its lowest level since the start of 2023. But are they right?

  • byElizabeth Redman
The type of homeowner most likely to fall behind on their mortgage

The type of homeowner most likely to fall behind on their mortgage

Interest rates are putting pressure on home borrowers,but some are feeling the pinch more deeply and have fewer options to manage.

  • byShona Hendley
‘A little piece of paradise’:The most affordable sea-change towns

‘A little piece of paradise’:The most affordable sea-change towns

Australia’s most affordable sea-change towns have just been revealed in new data that compares property prices with incomes.

  • byElizabeth Redman
‘Bulldozer’ PM blasts Senate in election clash on housing and environment

‘Bulldozer’ PM blasts Senate in election clash on housing and environment

The Greens say Anthony Albanese is being a “bulldozer” like former PM Scott Morrison as Labor seeks to stare down the minor party over blocking reforms.

  • byDavid Crowe