Property Prices

First home buyers are "less likely to be affected" by Sydney's housing price and unit downturn as historically affordable areas have increased, a property expert says. 

Data shows Adelaide is bucking national housing trends with median property prices rising 4.8 per cent in the June quarter.

Australia's property market has entered a downturn after both house and unit prices fell for the first time in more than three years, bringing an end to the recent housing boom. 

Chief of research and economics at Domain, Nicola Powell says the June quarter shows combined capital city house and unit prices fell by more than one per cent, the first quarterly decline in more than three years

Global instability, shifting tax policies and interest rate pressures force buyers and sellers to adjust to the changing property landscape. 

The June quarterly rent report from Domain paints a mixed picture of Sydney's market, including both major surges and significant drops for rent prices in certain suburbs.

The Mapping the World's Prices report, published by Deutsche Bank, compares cost-of-living data in 69 cities across six continents.

Sydney is no longer affordable for most, as new data reveals the number of people who own the home they live in is the lowest it has been in decades.

With housing prices coming off the boil, maybe our banks will start lending to more productive areas of the economy, like business.

State and federal governments are offering incentives for property developers in exchange for more affordable housing. But a Four Corners investigation has uncovered major flaws in the strategy.

Rents are soaring in several capital cities as low vacancy rates collide with rising interest rates and population growth.

Less than half of all properties that went to auction in Australia were actually sold over the last week.

After decades of growth, Australian house prices are slowing. Here's what a fall could look like.

New research finds Australian households face tougher conditions than they did when the RBA's cash rate reached 17% in 1989

National prices fell at the fastest rate in more than three years, with buyers spooked by rising interest rates, the energy shock and changes to property tax.

Grattan Institute CEO Aruna Sathanapally joins The Business to discuss how Australia's cooling housing market impacts first home buyers.

If you've been wondering how and why Australian house prices spun out of control you're not alone. One filmmaker was so depressed by it he went out and shot a documentary.

Australian home values record their biggest decline in more than three years as the housing market slowdown that began in Sydney and Melbourne spreads across the country.

Sydney and Melbourne record their weakest auction results in years, with fewer than half of all homes going under the hammer finding a buyer.

House price falls of up to 7 and 8 per cent in Sydney and Melbourne have been forecast for the year ahead, according to Domain. But it is far from doom and gloom for existing owners, with resale profits hitting a record.