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Young & Invested: Can millennials afford to buy a house in Australia?
Personal Finance
Young & Invested: Can millennials afford to buy a house in Australia?
Is there any hope for younger people in our housing crisis?
Simonelle Mody | 18 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
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...
James Gruber | 13 February 2025
Negative gearing: is it a tax concession?
Personal Finance
Negative gearing: is it a tax concession?
Negative gearing allows investors to deduct rental property expenses, including interest, from taxable income, but its tax concession status is...
Paul Tilley | 22 January 2025
Does buying a house stack up financially?
Personal Finance
Does buying a house stack up financially?
Buying a house offers stability and a sense of community. But are you buying for these reasons? Or could your money work harder in other ways? 
Mark LaMonica, CFA | 15 January 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, CFA | 08 January 2025
Australian stocks will crush housing over the next decade, one year on
Stocks
Australian stocks will crush housing over the next decade, one year on
James Gruber looks back on his forecast for Australian equities and the housing market 
James Gruber | 08 January 2025
9 lessons from 2024
Personal Finance
9 lessons from 2024
James Gruber reflects on an eventful year for markets and lessons investors can take. 
James Gruber | 07 January 2025
90% of housing is unaffordable for most Australians
Personal Finance
90% of housing is unaffordable for most Australians
A new report shows that only 10% of the housing market is genuinely affordable for the median income family, and that drops to 0% for those on low...
James Gruber | 03 December 2024
Super should not fund housing
Personal Finance
Super should not fund housing
The Coalition's proposed policy looks to allow first home buyers to draw from their super. 
Shani Jayamanne | 19 November 2024