Raymond Gill
Vital advice for home buyers: Think now, purchase later
No one approaches a property purchase lightly. Most buyers do plenty of due diligence – from joining the crowd at auctions to attending multiple open-for-inspections...
Nurses, teachers and police officers abandon Sydney
“I call them economic refugees,’’ buyers’ agent Matthew Ward says of the clients who come to him seeking homes in regional NSW...
Beware the pitfalls of that sea-change dream
As the capital-city real estate market begins to falter, time-poor but asset-rich residents of suburban homes across the country might be dreaming...
Banking royal commission sparks fears for home prices
Property experts have scotched fears that the banking royal commission could lead to a crash in Australia’s house prices. The first round...
What a median-price budget will buy in Australia’s capital cities
Across Australia, median house prices in the state and territory capital cities range from a high of $878,325 in Sydney to just under...
Competition behind big banks’ cuts to interest-only loan rates
Interest-only mortgages appear to be back in favour, with the big four banks quietly cutting rates on some of the investor-friendly loans. Interest-only loans...
Red Symons’ family home tipped to set price record
The former family home of Skyhooks guitarist and media personality Red Symons will be auctioned on March 25, with high hopes it will set...
The case for the ultimate down-sizer … a storage unit
As populations in our major cities grow, so does the amount of stuff we own: exercise bikes, books, brown furniture and stuff...
Why you need to know how long a house has been on the market
Here’s a question every prospective homebuyer should ask real estate agents: “How many days has this property been on the market?” The...
Properties to make you long to head off the grid
It’s no news that the world has gone crazy, so is the only option left to go completely off-grid? The properties listed here...