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Young & Invested: No end in sight for Australia's housing crisis
Personal Finance
Young & Invested: No end in sight for Australia's housing crisis
Political parties battle the housing crisis as the federal election looms closer. 
Simonelle Mody | 26 February 2025
What rate cuts could mean for your investment property
Personal Finance
What rate cuts could mean for your investment property
Own an investment property or looking to get into the market? Find out how the RBA's interest rate cut could affect you.  
Simonelle Mody | 18 February 2025
How to build wealth and financial security as a renter
Personal Finance
How to build wealth and financial security as a renter
Many Australians believe that building wealth requires home ownership but there is a pathway for renters.
Mark Lamonica | 17 February 2025
Affordability issues cap further house price rises
Personal Finance
Affordability issues cap further house price rises
If the RBA starts cutting rates, many believe house prices will rebound strongly. Yet, the numbers on affordability suggest prices can’t rise much...
James Gruber | 13 February 2025
Why I've chosen to rent for life
Personal Finance
Why I've chosen to rent for life
Is owning your home the only way to build wealth?
Mark Lamonica | 08 January 2025
Why has nothing worked to fix Australia's housing mess?
Personal Finance
Why has nothing worked to fix Australia's housing mess?
Why has a succession of inquiries and reports, along with a plethora of academic papers, not led to effective action to improve housing...
Alan Kohler | 24 October 2024
Australian stocks will crush housing over the next decade
Personal Finance
Australian stocks will crush housing over the next decade
By our estimate, housing is 40% overvalued, making it one of the world's priciest assets and even more expensive than the 'Magnificent Seven' US tech...
James Gruber | 22 July 2024
Is a house the only way to make it? Editor's note
Markets
Is a house the only way to make it? Editor's note
Housing, emotions, and an attempt at concluding with a literary flourish\n 
Mark Lamonica | 01 September 2022
Distressed home selling on the rise
Markets
Distressed home selling on the rise
With the average home loan size around $767,000 in New South Wales, and around $637,000 in Victoria, higher interest rates are set to hurt some...
Nicki Bourlioufas | 09 August 2022
Anatomy of a house price crash: Editor’s note
Markets
Anatomy of a house price crash: Editor’s note
We know prices will fall, what happens when they do?
Lewis Jackson | 15 July 2022