Property

Real estate: why Brisbane is set to become the best performing capital city

Brisbane is well placed to take over as the best-performing capital city housing market over the next five years, according to CoreLogic.

Ask Paul: Should we sell shares to buy our first home?

Jason and his wife have built a $150,000 share portfolio. They ask Paul Clitheroe if it's time to sell in order to buy their first home.

How to evict a tenant when everything goes wrong

Unpaid rent. Illegal activity. Property damage. Evicting a tenant is a worst-case scenario, but there may come a time when a landlord needs to take action.

Making a flipping profit from refurbished houses is getting tougher

Flipping houses to make a quick profit was big business in the early noughties, but the numbers have dropped.

The fundamental step to getting a cheaper mortgage rate

Want a better interest rate on your home loan? It's worth remembering that the banks operate on a "don't-ask, don't get" basis.

I paid off my Sydney mortgage in less than 10 years

Nine years, eight months, 14 days. That's how long it took us to pay off our Sydney mortgage. Not that I was counting or anything...

Why single people are less likely to own property

With couples around twice as likely to own real estate compared with those on their own, pairing up could be the only viable option.

Land tax bill shock: how to dispute an incorrect valuation

If your latest land tax bill has you stunned, you may be able to object to the valuation. But - excuse the pun - you must have good grounds.

What you need to know before buying property in the United States

Our fascination with real estate extends beyond Bondi and Newtown to Beverly Hills and Newport, with more than a million Aussies browsing US homes on real estate website Zillow each year.

Cash rate on hold but not for long as RBA flags interest rate hike

The RBA has held the cash rate at its record low but the next move in interest rates will be a rise.
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