From 1 October, Australians will notice a welcome change when they tap their card at the checkout. Merchants will no longer be able to add a surcharge to debit or credit card payments, potentially ...

For years, auctions have been the preferred selling method in Australia’s largest property markets, particularly in Melbourne and Sydney. When buyer demand is strong, an auction can create urgency, ...

There’s something psychologically powerful about a suburb joining the “million-dollar club”. Crossing that seven-figure ...

For generations, Australians have responded to housing affordability pressures in a predictable way - when the home they ...

For years, the housing affordability debate has focused heavily on property prices, with the assumption that if home values ...

Glossy renders, drone footage, and a sales agent's "prices are rising fast" pitch are not evaluation — they're marketing. Most buyers who overpay or get stuck with an illiquid unit didn't skip due ...

2.3 million individual housing investors in Australia, around 10 per cent of the working-age population, and this share has been broadly stable in recent years rather than growing unchecked 70 per ...

There is a dangerous tendency in Australia’s housing debate to assume that anything that makes life harder for property ...

Property investors should establish a clear strategy before appointing a buyer’s agent. A buyer’s agent should execute your strategy rather than determine it for you. Investors need to understand ...

Capital city home rental vacancy rates generally tightened over August with most remaining at historically low levels. Despite low and tightening vacancy rates, rents for both houses and units however ...