Why the Coalition’s super-for-housing plan is better than it looks

Why the Coalition’s super-for-housing plan is better than it looks

As houses become increasingly unaffordable,using superannuation in a sensible way is an appealing option.

  • byNoel Whittaker

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Million-dollar line in sight as Brisbane house prices hit record

Million-dollar line in sight as Brisbane house prices hit record

The Queensland capital’s median has jumped to $995,000 and its unit market has soared. But is the next move up or down?

  • bySarah Webb
Perth’s house prices keep on climbing. But not all suburbs are going up

Perth’s house prices keep on climbing. But not all suburbs are going up

House prices in all bar three Perth suburbs have gained in value,according to new data released on Tuesday. See the full list of Perth suburbs,and how they’ve grown.

  • bySarah Brookes
‘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
‘It’s very disheartening’:Sydney’s median house price hits record $1.65m

‘It’s very disheartening’:Sydney’s median house price hits record $1.65m

High interest rates and affordability pressures are taking a toll on buyers,but not enough to push Sydney property prices lower.

  • byTawar Razaghi
Not even a lick of paint:Investors made $1.3 million on this untouched,postwar home

Not even a lick of paint:Investors made $1.3 million on this untouched,postwar home

The vendors were shell-shocked when they made a motza on a postwar house in Camp Hill at the weekend. It was one of 200 scheduled auctions in Brisbane in the past week.

  • bySarah Webb
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Peak Melbourne:Free coffee lands auction vendors $1.49m payout

Peak Melbourne:Free coffee lands auction vendors $1.49m payout

Sometimes a free latte is all it takes to brew up a bidding war,where four bidders battled for a renovated inner-west character home.

  • bySarah Webb
First home buyer’s clever $1000 bidding tactic wins $1.2m Bondi Beach pad

First home buyer’s clever $1000 bidding tactic wins $1.2m Bondi Beach pad

Three young singles bid for the chance to live a short walk from the sand,even though a quirk in the paperwork may have locked out others.

  • byCarmen Forward
Luxurious Sydney home that doesn’t even exist yet fetches $61.7m
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Luxurious Sydney home that doesn’t even exist yet fetches $61.7m

Get in quick:there are only five left,they’re nearly in the same stratosphere as James Packer’s bachelor pad,and they eclipsed a Rich Lister garbo.

  • byLucy Macken
The Melbourne neighbourhood where one in three units sells at a loss

The Melbourne neighbourhood where one in three units sells at a loss

This is the puzzle at the heart of Melbourne’s housing affordability crisis:property prices have soared over the long term,but not for all properties.

  • byElizabeth Redman andBrittany Busch
Collette Dinnigan’s former Paddington home sells for $12.1 million

Collette Dinnigan’s former Paddington home sells for $12.1 million

The four-bedroom home sold for almost three times what the fashion designer paid for the cottage in 2009 to a local family who were looking to upsize within the suburb.

  • byKristy Johnson andTawar Razaghi