housing affordability
231 results tagged housing affordability:
What you need to know before you decide to rentvest
Can't afford to buy where you live? Rentvesting means you can enjoy your favourite suburb and still get a foothold in the property market. But will it work for you?
Time to negotiate: four ways to push for more affordable rent
Resigned to life as a tenant for the foreseeable future? Don't lose heart. Here's how to negotiate cheaper rent.
The painful reality of mortgage stress in retirement
Australians are finding it harder to pay off their homes, with 28% of over 55s still making mortgage repayments, and it's only going to get worse.
RBA cuts interest rate for first time in almost three years
The RBA has slashed interest rates in the first cash rate move in almost three years. The move was widely expected, and no doubt the focus will now turn to mortgage rates; how low will they go?
Revamped First Home Super Saver scheme gives buyers earlier access to cash
First-home buyers can enter a contract to buy or build their first home at an earlier time and still have access to the scheme rather than waiting for funds to be released, under important changes to the First Home Super Saver Scheme.
Buyers to get earlier access to First Home Super Saver cash
Buyers using the First Home Super Saver Scheme can now enter into a contract without having to wait for cash to be released from their super fund first.
What Budget 2019 means for Australia’s housing affordability
Housing affordability has improved substantially since Budget 2018, but could last night's Budget have done more?
Budget 2019: Money’s live blog of the Federal Budget
Josh Frydenberg will unveil the Federal Budget, his first as treasurer, in Canberra tonight. With all eyes on Prime Minister Scott Morrison as he prepares to announce the date of the next federal election, tonight's Budget is an important step in the Coalition's bid for re-election.
Falling property prices are an opportunity, not a tragedy
Don't give in to the fear about the housing market and falling property prices. This is not the beginning of the end; it is an opportunity.
Will the current credit squeeze turn into a credit crunch?
As the housing market continues to fall sharply around most parts of Australia, the risk of the current credit squeeze turning into a credit crunch is real and is rising.
