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Melissa Heagney-Bayliss

Melissa Heagney-Bayliss is a property reporter at The Age

Tim and Loren Horster-Haarburger with daughter Ivy at the Cobblebank home they sold in two weeks.

Melbourne suburbs where house values rose most over 20 years

Home buyers are arriving in droves, sellers are pocketing the growth and investors from near and far have started to catch on.

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Trade shortages were causing issues for home builders and developers.

The type of housing cost that just soared 75 per cent in five years

Economists warn it could take considerable time before costs fall enough to improve affordability for average home buyers.

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The property market is turning around.

Property market records one of the quickest downturns ever

It compares to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the impact of a 2015 ruling that put limits on investor finance.

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A lack of housing is helping house prices to continue to rise as buyers compete.

The locations where houses make more money than their owners

In a two-speed housing market, some home owners made higher paper capital gains over the past year compared to their salary.

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Interest only loans are preferred by investors, experts say.

How home owners could save $143 a month – and the reasons not to

More home owners are worried about paying off a home loan into retirement, but experts suggest people think long and hard about the options.

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Property investors from NSW are buying in Melbourne.

Where property investors are looking for cheaper homes and rising returns

Many investors are competing with local buyers for three-and-four-bedroom properties that are a fraction of the price of elsewhere.

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Some property investors own for only a short time.

Why so many landlords are forced to sell their properties

Experts are calling for more education and even a UK-style business registration scheme for property investors renting homes out.

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Consumers are not quite as gloomy about the property market.

‘Not a lot of political will’: The unpopular fix for our housing woes

New figures lay bare how far the cost of home ownership has soared out of reach, but a key solution seems elusive.

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Mortgage repayments are higher than rents in most Sydney suburbs.

The Sydney suburbs where property investors can claim the most on tax

High property prices and mortgage rates have left more investors claiming negative gearing tax deductions, experts say.

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Property investors can claim losses on tax.

The Melbourne suburbs where property investors can claim the most on tax

Investors can claim sizeable tax concessions in some pricey suburbs, but they need deep pockets to be able to cover their mortgage repayments.

  • Melissa Heagney-Bayliss