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When a sea change goes wrong

It's an emerging "bounce-back" trend: people going off for a sea change but realising perhaps the grass isn't always greener elsewhere and then returning to the city.  more...

Sydney's split personality

With interest rates and rents on the rise, Sydney's property market has developed a split personality, with a bulletproof top end and segmented hot spots.  more...

Property versus shares

Australians have an affinity for bricks and mortar but stocks have been soaring. Bina Brown pits the asset classes against each other.  more...

The highly geared investor

26-year-old property investor Bassem Tadros wants to know where he can effectively invest his weekly cash flow surplus.  more...

$29 million Sydney apartment record

Prestige apartment prices are heading skyward after the listing of the Ritz penthouse at Sydney's Cremorne Point for a record-setting asking price of $29 million.  more...

Shop around for the best rates

Banks are set to pounce once dust from the federal election clears. So now, more than ever, it's important to shop around for the best rates. You'll be surprised by the differences.  more...

Real estate agents revolt over underquoting

Victoria's real estate industry has moved to defy state regulators over the illegal practice of underquoting, with agents told to ignore tough new guidelines aimed at curbing the practice.  more...

Reverse mortgages 'should be banned'

A leading expert on debt has called for reverse mortgages to be banned, claiming they are a systemic risk to the banking system.  more...

1967 Plain Janes

Style took second place in the red-brick apartment blocks Sydney loves to hate.  more...

First home buyer tips

First home buyers need to concentrate on properties that 'tick all the boxes'. more...

An unsettling settlement

How can a purchaser let out a property he has no title to yet? more...

Countdown to settlement

Buying a property doesn't end with signing the contract. more...