Property Market News and Analysis

A recent media article suggested that affordability is not the issue preventing first home buyers stepping onto the property ladder in Sydney, but rather they are too fussy to compromise on location and consider more affordable places like Western Sydney.

We’ve all heard the moans and groans before, commuting to work is boring. But what if a longer drive each morning meant the lifestyle for our family or the first home that we’ve always dreamed of?

With new government grants encouraging buyers to build new homes with different incentives across each state, the legal process can be especially daunting for the first time owner or builder.

On Wednesday we looked at how Perth’s property market is bucking the national trend with property prices rising in 2012. Another major Australian city to record an average increase in property prices was Darwin.

Property prices in Perth are forecast to rise in 2013 despite a decline across the country.

Going away these summer holidays? With one home on average being burgled every minute of the day, according to insurance statistics, be sure to secure your home as best you can.

Small properties and tiny studio apartments have become increasingly popular in the last few years as home buyers seek affordability in cities with escalating property prices.

It was either the US President Teddy Roosevelt in reference to the Panama Canal or Kevin Costner in the movie ‘Field of Dreams’ that said “build it and they will come”.

A construction loans offers useful pluses when you’re building a home from scratch.

Quality renovations can bring a new lease of life to historic homes, making them more liveable and providing enhanced opportunities for capital growth.