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Signs Brisbane market is cooling despite another uptick in values
Growth in Brisbane slowed during May, but demand remains high despite a perfect storm of rate hikes, low consumer sentiment and uncertainty after major tax reforms.
- William Davis
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Interest-only loans hit eight-year high fuelled by property investors
A jump in activity from property investors has pushed up interest-only lending, a trend once considered risky. The 2026 federal budget may change that.
- Sue Williams
- Opinion
- Property market
As the housing market slows, there are three things not to do
Most economists aren’t expecting house prices to drop – just to increase at a slower rate.
- Millie Muroi
Single mother outbids two rivals for $745,000 inner-south townhouse
The woman won the keys to her first home after fending off two bidders during a competitive auction on Saturday.
- Caroline Zielinski
- Opinion
- Big four
The banks’ rivers of gold are facing another blow
On top of a weakening economy and an energy crisis, banking giants now face a softer market in their most important type of lending: mortgages.
- Clancy Yeates
What capital gains and negative gearing changes will do to Queensland housing
Experts agree the changes will be felt in Queensland but disagree on whether it’s good or bad.
- James Hall and William Davis
‘Jim has shafted Queensland’: LNP government blasts federal budget
Jim Chalmers says this year’s federal budget is the most ambitious in decades. But the state government has accused Canberra of overlooking Queensland.
- James Hall and Catherine Strohfeldt
- Editorial
- Editorial
Capital gains tax and negative gearing reforms are overdue
Two decades of evidence shows that the generous CGT discount, when used along with negative gearing, has overcompensated property investors.
- The Herald's View
- Interactive
- Interest rates
Mortgage calculator: How much extra will your repayments be?
The RBA has increased interest rates to 4.35 per cent. Use our calculator to see how much extra your mortgage repayments will be.
Why Australian property prices could go backwards by 2030
Average dwelling prices could fall 11 per cent by 2030, new research shows. Key to the future are housing supply and the unemployment rate.
- Alice Uribe