As well as the added costs of upgrades and options that the marketing glosses over, people need to consider five other sources of cost blow-outs when building a home.
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In most other countries around the world, sellers don’t have to foot the bill for advertising their properties. Could the extra costs Australians pay have economic effects?
In a competitive market, careful planning and research will increase the chance of you buying a property you want and can afford.
While price is important, it’s not the only thing that matters in clinching a deal. Buyers can do a number of things to improve their chances of securing a property.
UK house prices may have dropped from their COVID peak, but here’s why that isn’t likely to make homes any more affordable.
What are ‘squatters’ rights’ and do they apply in Australia? They do, but using them will likely prove difficult.
A new report on sustainable and affordable housing falls short by failing to fully consider land-and-housing market dynamics.
The number of active short-term rental listings is a small fraction of the total number of dwellings in Australia – and many listings are not in the city areas of great housing need.
A buyer could have to pay GST on a ‘substantially renovated’ home, but there’s often uncertainty about whether a renovation counts as substantial or not. A simple test could resolve the issue.
UK house prices are unlikely to rise much in 2024 as interest rate rises continue to bite.
Without innovation in all five building phases, the industry won’t have the capacity to meet market demands or to deliver the social and affordable housing the government is promising.
Canadian universities host thousands of international students, many of whom come from India. While all these students need housing, many face discrimination in the rental market.
New builds sell at a 10% premium to the rest of the market.
Gone are the days when buy to let landlords were behind most of the private rental properties in the UK.
It’s often claimed that reforming tenancy laws to better protect tenants will drive landlords out of the market, leading to fewer rental properties. A new study finds no evidence to support the claim.
New research shows discrimination against Aboriginal Victorians in the private rental housing market is systemic, but there are solutions.
While the Productivity Commission’s critique of the national housing agreement is justified, its faith in the market is not. The Albanese government is right to invest in building social housing.
Unaffordability is only one type of housing vulnerability that has taken its toll on British Columbians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Central banks are having to choose between ruinous inflation or ruinous interest rates.
Because housing is sensitive to changes in borrowing costs, it can tell policymakers and consumers a lot about whether the Fed’s plan is working.
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