housing affordability
231 results tagged housing affordability:
Clever space solutions for tiny houses
Tiny houses require a large dose of ingenuity to bring out their best but fortunately there are a lot of excellent solutions on the market.
We’re living in our homes longer, thanks to soaring costs
We can blame soaring house prices for the recent fall in housing sales. Core Logic reveal the top 20 areas with the longest-held homes.
Housesitting sites to help you beat sky-high rent
Want to avoid paying rent in a busy city? There are a number of sites online that can help you launch your housesitting career.
Australia’s hottest selling suburbs for houses and units
Some suburbs are selling houses like wildfire, at almost half the rate of houses sold across the country. Where are Australia's hottest selling suburbs?
Why you should be cautious when buying off-the-plan
If you're looking at buying property off-the-plan, proceed with caution. Prices are expected to fall when new apartments flood our capital city markets.
Four ways young people can get into the property market
Can't afford to buy a property? Maybe you're going about it the wrong way. Here are four ways for young people to get into the property market.
Relaxed planning rules makes it easier to profit from granny flats
If affordability is an issue preventing you from investing in property, you'll be happy to know that planning laws have relaxed to give investors new opportunities to profit from an extra dwelling such as a granny flat.
How to rentvest your way into the property market
Cash-strapped first home buyers are renting where they want to live and buying where they can afford. It's called rentvesting'
Will Australian property prices continue to rise?
Property prices in Australia rose by 175% over the 17 years from 1990 to 2007. And despite a small wobble during the GFC, they have since climbed by a further 60% to leave them 350% higher than in 1990.
Three ways to beat house deposit blues
Is the idea of saving for you first deposit getting you down? These strategies can help you get into your first home sooner rather than later.
