The housing sector is grimmer than many people realise for our more vulnerable renters and homeowners, according to a new survey.
Kim Macdonald
WA is struggling to build its way out of the housing crisis because of red and green tape, tax changes and CFMEU, according to the opposition housing spokesman.
There are some super-sweet concessions available for pensioners selling up the family home, from pension asset test exemptions and mega earnings on interest to free rent assistance from Centrelink.
Nick Bruining
Baby boomers keen to cash in before WA’s cooling property market gathers pace are looking to maximise their options under a range of senior-friendly rules.
They say your home is your castle and some people take the saying quite literally — by building magnificent manors out in the ‘burbs.
Perth mortgage giant AFG has warned of one of the quietest spring property markets in years and lashed Labor’s housing reforms, as shareholders demand answers over its battered share price.
Ryan Johnson
A $450,000 price drop on one of Perth’s most celebrated homes is a sign of the times.
Some homes take summer very seriously, like this resort-style home recently listed in Como.
Apartment owners would not be able to transition to Airbnb if original strata group rule it out, under proposed new laws
How did we get here? Affordability constraints, fears of urban sprawl and planning laws that do not value mature trees mean land developers can move in with bulldozers and erase everything in sight.
Perth sellers have an uphill battle this spring, according to new research.
The first build-to-rent operator in Australia is selling a Scarborough site where it had approval for a 24-storey mixed-use development featuring 175 apartments.
Could images of treeless estates be a turning point for Perth’s acceptance of apartment towers? Developer Paul Blackburne says the estates are a disgrace,
New research paints a worrying picture of young people on the tools. Failing to fixing the culture on construction worksites will destroy lives and affect the housing crisis
KIM MACDONALD
A leading economist has delivered a sobering warning for national house prices, claiming the fall in some individual suburbs could be as high as 40 per cent.
Daniel Newell
Where you wish you had invested in residential property a year ago, according to new research.
ASIC has questioned mortgage brokers’ explanations for home loans that could cost borrowers $20,000 extra, while revealing some brokers were tipped off days before compliance audits.
Land developers are clearing every piece of greenery from new estates, leaving up to 98 per cent of each new suburb comprising hot, barren and treeless streets.
Australia’s home auction clearance rate held below 50 per cent for the second week in a row as the central bank’s move to raise interest rates to a 15-year high weighs on buyer demand.
Peter Vercoe
Land tax has almost doubled for some landlords — by an extra $10,000 in some cases — following a big increase in block values, triggering a fresh assault on investment properties.
Former undertreasurer Tim Marney and wife Claudine are seeking to downsize — and given the size of their home, it is fair enough too.
An off-grid home has all the the luxuries you would expect from exclusive Bremer Bay.
A tiny house on wheels has been approved for use as a hosted short-stay accommodation at Mistletoe View in Crossman, adding another option for visitors to the Boddington district.
Amy Towers
The average first home buyer in Australia is borrowing nearly $50,000 more since the Federal Government removed income caps from its 5 per cent deposit scheme.
Blair Jackson
