A render of the Serai apartment complex with an inset image of Vanessa’s home in Alice Springs.

‘I’d rather watch the gardener mow the lawn’:Empty-nesters snap up Perth’s luxe apartments

Perth’s cashed up older community is splashing cash on the ultimate downsize,freeing themselves from the shackles of property maintenance.

  • Sarah Brookes

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NAB has upgraded its house price forecast for Perth,Brisbane and Adelaide amid ongoing strong growth.

Perth property frenzy eases as house prices dip below peak

Changing conditions in Perth’s turbulent property market has seen the pace of gains slow,but some suburbs are still recording impressive monthly gains.

  • Sarah Brookes

The key issues that will define the election – and where the major parties stand

Tax is a latecomer to the campaign agenda,Medicare has taken centre stage,and a nuclear energy fight will keep climate change in the conversation.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Property prices are expected to rise over the medium term.

What property prices will do over the next five years

A construction slump,a growing population,tight job markets and wage increases are set to shape the property outlook,barring any shocks.

  • Emily Power
First home buyers can get help from the government to purchase.

No,you can’t buy a $1.3 million home on a 2 per cent deposit

Home-buying hopefuls can get a leg-up this year,but some might need to save more than they first thought.

  • Elizabeth Redman
The great Australian dream is rapidly drifting out of reach.

Here’s the real housing crisis – my kids might never leave home

The only place where the lack of affordable housing is being seriously tackled is within the four walls of family homes,and it’s not a pretty sight.

  • Rosie Beaumont
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University of NSW vice-chancellor Attila Brungs has unveiled a 10 year plan for the university.

The NSW university that wants to halve students’ rent

The head of the University of NSW says he will double the amount of student housing it offers at half the cost of private providers.

  • Christopher Harris
The northern beaches is in demand from home buyers.

Where home owners are selling their houses for the most money

Home sellers in some suburbs are defying the property downturn,collecting profits of $1 million or more – but they’re properties that tick all the right boxes.

  • Elizabeth Redman
Beau Arfi’s land tax bill on his investment properties has risen.

Beau built a property portfolio. Then he faced an unexpected cost

An investor bought several houses and apartments in Victoria before his costs jumped by thousands of dollars – but a fix could be in sight.

  • Elizabeth Redman
Lord Mayor Clover Moore offers criticism but few solutions.

Clover Moore’s NIMBY-esque rant shows she is out of step with the biggest issue facing Sydney

Someone in the lord mayor’s position has an obligation to propose solutions as well as offer criticism.

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