2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (986+ words) Updated 25 Feb 2026, 11:54am First published 25 Feb 2026, 11:17am Many economists expect RBA governor Michele Bullock to announce another cash rate hike in May. Picture: Martin Ollman Australian borrowers have been hit with another brutal blow, with two of the big four banks announcing…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (787+ words) First published 24 Feb 2026, 5:00am New research from Airtasker has found that Aussies can expect to spend around 720 hours, or 30 days, of their life moving house. Surveying 1,000 recent movers, it was revealed how many moves Aussies will make in their lifetime and…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (1132+ words) First published 18 Feb 2026, 3:00pm Aussie governments are barely moving the dial on improving the nation's prospect of building more homes, with a leading industry group warning policy moves are yet to have an impact. It comes alongside alarm bells for the…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (1728+ words) Updated 18 Feb 2026, 2:30pm First published 18 Feb 2026, 2:29pm The rate cutting cycle may have ended, but new data has revealed how much the nation's hottest housing markets shifted during just 12 months of lower rates. The Reserve Bank cut interest rates three times in…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (738+ words) David Bonaddio, Real Estate Reporter First published 18 Feb 2026, 9:00am Nine in 10 Aussie homebuyers are leaking up to $1500 a month on "silent spend, a broker warning it can derail deposits and serviceability. Nine in 10 prospective Aussie homebuyers are quietly sabotaging their property…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (744+ words) Updated 16 Feb 2026, 12:46pm First published 16 Feb 2026, 12:43pm Two Aussie cities have firmly shed their big country town vibes, with a new report revealing why their prestige property markets are outshining Sydney and Melbourne. The inaugural Herron Todd White (HTW) Prestige Property Monitor,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (973+ words) Tom Bowden, Property Journalist First published 14 Feb 2026, 12:30am South Australians are increasingly hitting up their lenders to cover their stamp duty to enable them to enter the market " and it means in the long run they're paying more than anyone else…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (394+ words) Benn Dorrington, Industry Editor and Analyst First published 12 Feb 2026, 10:03am Located near the beach, the'neatly presented'apartment'was snapped up by a'couple who wanted to move into the area'and'live closer to their grandchildren.' The two-bedroom apartment at 2/4 Narrabeen Street, Narrabeen sold under the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (711+ words) First published 11 Feb 2026, 2:29pm Aussies are pushing on with plans to purchase homes despite record prices, slower wage growth and renewed interest rate pressure. Amid an increasingly complex economic landscape, Mortgage Choice found property seekers are proving resilient and a ready…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago  (578+ words) First published 11 Feb 2026, 5:00am A bombshell blow to interest rates is now forecast as stubborn wages and a red-hot Aus jobs market keep RBA's finger twitching over the hike button. In a devastating blow to struggling homeowners across the country, economists…...