Yesterday
Housing investment surge predicted
After three years of falling or stagnating dwelling activity, Treasury expects a 6.5 per cent rise in 2026. The property sector has been more pessimistic.
- Campbell Kwan
This Month
Killara Golf Club’s greenkeeper house sells for $700,000 above reserve
Auction clearance rates fell at the weekend as buyers grow cautious from interest rates staying higher for longer, but well-located properties remain popular.
- Campbell Kwan
Labor steps up fight to stop dirty money from buying homes
Proposed anti-money laundering rules will rope in real estate agents and lawyers, amid concerns Australia could become a destination for dirty cash.
- Campbell Kwan
Foreign-funded properties should revert to Australian ownership
Readers’ letters on the need for time limits on foreign ownership of build-to-rent housing; the potential of wind power; men and gendered violence; reforming negative gearing; and Australia’s most stylish leaders.
How this CFO landed on the perfect property to help her adult children
Kristen Kubank bought a townhouse to help her adult-aged children who have struggled to enter the property market despite having stable jobs.
- Campbell Kwan
April
Sticky inflation not deterring home buyers at auction
Auction markets didn’t react to renewed interest rate rise fears as the pool of home buyers remains big enough relative to the number of homes up for sale.
- Campbell Kwan
My strange journey into the doomsday bunkers of the super-rich
The first season of Amazon’s ‘Fallout’ has captured the reality of some of the places that I had actually visited in “meatspace”.
- Bradley Garrett
- Opinion
- Investing
Caledonia’s $9b bet on Zillow hits an activist short seller wall
The hedge fund backed by some of Sydney’s wealthiest families says the real estate portal’s share price could triple by next year. Others think it will halve.
- Jemima Whyte
March
McGrath backs buyout after ‘challenging ride’ on ASX
McGrath founder John McGrath concedes the company’s decision to go public has been tough and returning to private hands was the best outcome.
- Campbell Kwan
February
How to avoid the ‘Madonna effect’ when renovating your home
How should old houses be redesigned for modern living? A new book documents some of the country’s best makeovers – and the results are beautiful and surprising.
- Stephen Clark
Aware Super’s UK property firm fights $35m cladding bill
Build-to-rent developer Get Living will appeal a tribunal’s ruling, warning that the decision could deter investment in the sector.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Stamp duty is five times more expensive than a generation ago
Higher stamp duty for a median-price home are forcing some Australians to delay moving, changing jobs and even having children.
- Campbell Kwan
Metrics tips into RealtyAssist raise; takes over the board
Start-up private debt lending isn’t always neat, as RealtyAssist’s flash funding round shows.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
January
- Opinion
- Inflation
The truth behind the cost-of-living crisis and inflation
Rising costs have dominated our politics, but the data reveals the pressure is only really felt in one area.
- Tim Hext
Aware Super’s UK property play cops a $35m cladding bill
A tribunal found against Get Living, which Aware bought into last year, in a legal spat over who should pay for a post-Grenfell fix at a former Olympic village.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Australia’s love affair with expensive property set to heat up
House prices will rise this year as a property shortage outweighs higher mortgage costs, according to 30 economists surveyed by The Australian Financial Review.
- Cecile Lefort
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
What to expect from house prices in 2024
Chanticleer road-tests economists’ house price forecasts with one of Australia’s top real estate agents.
- Anthony Macdonald
Bank of mum and dad not enough for this couple to move into new home
Young Adelaide pair Josh and Rebecca went over their home-buying budget by around $100,000, but believe the higher mortgage stress will pay dividends.
- Campbell Kwan
December 2023
On trend and affordable: Athens hits the sweet spot but aims bigger
The Greek capital has rebounded from last decade’s dark economic times. Now a $13bn project hopes to cement its status as Europe’s next big thing.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Green bank to roll out $1b in cheap loans to retrofit homes
The government’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation is moving into retail mode as it looks to cut home owners’ emissions and their energy bills.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
