The government wants 1.2 million homes built over the next five years. But what about the 3.5 million spare bedrooms across the country?
Croydon was one of 31 suburbs with train stations selected by the state government for higher density housing. Now that looks set to change.
The price difference between a smaller home and a bigger one can be more than $1m in some areas. In others,buyers can live large for an extra $200,000 or less.
There is a smarter strategy than paying off your mortgage,and it could allow you to both upsize and retain your current home as an investment property.
More than $794,000 now separates the harbour city’s median house price of almost $1,591,000 and unit price of about $796,500.
Property prices have soared but in a handful of neighbourhoods,homes are selling for less than the price they previously fetched.
A slew of Sydneysiders are now dividing their time between two home bases;a city pad and a home in the country or on the coast.
When you can’t take the kids to the playground,you’d give your last roll of Quilton for a backyard.
It's a horrific thought for some,but having several generations living in the same household has plenty of benefits – as long as you can negotiate the inevitable disputes over space.