If I'm sensible, and I go after another IT contract gig, I'd be in a similar financial position to you. I'm thinking about a PPOR too, and I've...
I found some figures in this document. A New Measure of Average Household Size (rba.gov.au) It shows that the average household size was around...
How about buying half a duplex? 1/1 Montague Road, Cremorne, NSW 2090 - Duplex/Semi-detached for Sale - realestate.com.au The guide price on...
I did a quick calculation based around rental values in Northmead, which seems fairly local to your parents' place. The suggest that you'd...
I've found that cities with a good public transportation system, it will often be easier to get into the centre or CBD than it is to travel...
Property prices have been increasing ahead of wages since the late nineties, as can be seen in this chart that has been doing the rounds over the...
There was a proposal that some minor tweaks to the existing rail line between Sydney and Melbourne could cut travel time from eleven to six hours....
The problem is that landlords and tenants benefit from different economic outcomes, so their wants aren't aligned. I listened to a Michael...
The last time I looked for a rental in Melbourne, which was six or seven years ago, I found that an awful lot of properties were poorly...
Your missus has been in a few news articles today, for example: Q&A: Landlord complains renters “demonise” property owners as rental crisis...
The ABC has an article on Prosper Australia's proposal for tax changes. If we taxed land properly, we'd have billions of extra dollars to fund...
@Syd_Buyer sorry, I misread your post as being property doubling every three years for the foreseeable future. Obviously that's not going to...
You don't grasp exponential growth. Don't worry, most people struggle with it. If property prices are tripling every three years, then it's an...
Sydney's median house price went from $600K in around 2011 or 2012 to $1.6 million in 2022. That's an increase of about 150%, or roughly doubling...
You can even get something in a central suburb of Brisbane (Hawthorne) or Melbourne (Albert Park) for just over a million dollars, but you'll be...
Let's say our hypothetical youngster is earning $200K, which would put them in the top 5% of earners. They'd be capable of living a comfortable...
How good things are for you at the moment really depends on your age. If you're in the older generation, with a decent amount of savings and...
The latest episode of The Elephant in the Room podcast actually explains this. [MEDIA] Eliza Owen of Corelogic says that the median price of...
I suspect that Tara Meakins, the journalist who penned that piece, was writing as much in the voice of a character. Sure, she's squandering her...
If you're interested in interest rate predictions, The Conversation posted a chart showing where economists think that they will end up by the end...
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