Property

The number of new dwellings approved for building fell by 4.3 per cent in September, dragged mostly by a “large fall” in house construction.

The property price growth trend continued in October, according to CoreLogic, but the pace of growth may be losing momentum.

The incentive has largely benefited FHBs who would have been able to buy property in the short-term without assistance, instead of those genuinely requiring a leg-up, an independent review ...

A buyer’s agent and a mortgage broker have suggested that the new raised serviceability buffers are a “psychological play”, and do not present an “actual substantial risk reduction”

The major bank is financing a green loan worth $130 million to Australia’s “first build-to-rent development”.

A home-buying start-up has announced that a couple are the first clients to own their home outright under its rent-to-own model.

Australian housing affordability is expected to keep deteriorating after falling for the last seven months, with Sydney facing its lowest point in 10 years.

Over half of all house hunters spent less than an hour inspecting the property they eventually purchased, while many discovered issues after moving in, a survey has shown.

Vacant residential land prices in Victoria could soar over the next year as land becomes scarce, according to a real estate agency director.

New data released by CoreLogic has found that the rising costs of apartments and houses are leaving apartment owners unable to upgrade.