2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (675+ words) Updated 11 Sep 2026, 4:32am First published 11 Sep 2026, 4:30am Brisbane’s clearance rates for the first week of spring dropped more than 40 per cent from the same time last year, thanks to fears of yet another interest rate hike. REA data put the city’s clearance…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (570+ words) First published 8 Sep 2026, 8:22am A $139 million property investment scam has highlighted the care investors need to take when handing over their hard-earned cash. Federal prosecutors have charged a San Francisco Bay Area real estate investor with perpetrating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (618+ words) First published 7 Sep 2026, 11:30am Nearly a third of all Aussie homeowners are now relying on the Bank of Mum and Dad to afford a property. The latest national Home Loan Report by Finder found 30 per cent of Aussies who own property…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (593+ words) Updated 1 Sep 2026, 1:52pm First published 1 Sep 2026, 4:48pm Housing credit growth. Source: ANZ In a major blow to big banks, new mortgage application growth is coming to a screeching halt, with the big four now seeing numbers collapse by double digits as investors…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (462+ words) Unity Jackson-Muir, Real estate reporter First published 24 Aug 2026, 11:35am Three in five mortgage holders are in financial stress and spending more than a third of their income on loan repayments, according to shocking new data. The Finder 2026 Home Loan Report revealed…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (968+ words) Updated 24 Aug 2026, 4:01am First published 24 Aug 2026, 4:00am A Sydney tradie who’d never worn jewellery has cracked an unlikely path into the property market, using a weekend side hustle welding bracelets to help buy his first investment property. Ronan Galab, 26, works in his…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (909+ words) Updated 22 Aug 2026, 5:04am First published 22 Aug 2026, 5:00am Investor loans for the construction of new housing have risen to record levels in the aftermath of the Albanese government’s major changes to tax settings for investors. Aussie property investors notched a record number of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (866+ words) Viva Hyde, Property Journalist Updated 22 Aug 2026, 5:03am First published 22 Aug 2026, 5:00am Property wars: Investors clash with first-home buyers for new builds A property turf war has erupted as seasoned investors and desperate first-home buyers clash over low-cost new builds, with investors pumping…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (708+ words) Tom Bowden, Property Journalist Updated 22 Aug 2026, 12:31am First published 22 Aug 2026, 12:30am Labor’s tax reforms have triggered an unprecedented spend by investors looking to build their wealth through a new home. New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows investor loans for…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (793+ words) Updated 20 Aug 2026, 5:07am First published 20 Aug 2026, 5:00am It’s a thought we’ve all had – you look around at the fancy cars and glitzy holidays people around you are enjoying and wonder: how can they afford it in this economy? Turns out they are…...