Owing more to the bank than your home is worth is a daunting prospect. But if you’ve bought a place to live in, not as an investment, there’s little reason to panic.
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Australia now requires lawyers, accountants and real estate agents to report suspicious customers, at huge cost – but will this help fight crime?
Research over a generation found almost half of young people moved repeatedly between renting, home ownership and even back to the family home.
Negative gearing hasn’t been abolished, only restricted. But the new rules could distort the housing market in other ways.
Buyers will face more scrutiny as anti-money laundering rules expand to cover real estate agents, lawyers and conveyancers.
We are judging the success of Australia’s housing system using the wrong measures.
What can research tell us about the upsides and risks of going to auction? And what can a failed auction mean for a property’s final selling price?
The housing shortage is a major concern for many EU citizens. A foresight study by more than 30 experts examines four ways affordable, low-carbon homes could emerge by 2040.
National auction clearance rates are now lower than usual. But a closer look at the data reveals some of these housing trends began months ago.
Small-scale landlords are retreating as costs rise and confidence weakens. Their exit could disrupt credit flows – but also ease pressure in the housing market.
State lawmakers are trying to shield tracks from nuisance lawsuits − but the larger threat may be rising land values and redevelopment pressures.
Dubai’s real estate-driven growth faces a test as regional conflict threatens its safe‑haven status and the confidence of foreign investors.
Social media has changed the game for real estate advertising. But it creates new risks we need to manage carefully.
After the government acquired a warehouse in PA to expand ICE operations, questions are mounting about transparency, cost and government real estate transactions.
In the first study of its kind, researchers matched more than 1,500 Sydney house sales with data on nearly 50,000 public trees. They found location is crucial.
Canada is expanding programmes to facilitate home ownership. Yet young households are still struggling to buy. Our research reveals why these policies miss the mark.
Priced out of ‘safe,’ more and more Americans are moving to flood plains and fire zones.
The government’s scheme will open to applications soon, promising to help thousands get onto the property ladder. How have similar schemes worked globally?
New laws set to be introduced next year will require Victorian real estate agents to publish a property’s genuine reserve price at least a week before auction.
An unbiased appraisal is key to ensuring that homebuyers and those seeking to refinance a mortgage can do so under fair and equal conditions.
Top contributors
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PhD Candidate, Swinburne University of Technology
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Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin University
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Research Fellow - Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Hill and Levene Schools of Business, University of Regina
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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Professor, Real Estate, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Professor, Centre of Policy Studies and the Impact Project, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics | Freelance Consultant, Sheffield Hallam University
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Lecturer in Global Urban Development, University of Manchester
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne