Property investment

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Property is an expensive asset to get in and out of – there are a lot of added costs to buy, and to sell.

Is buying a home really better than renting?

Ask yourself these questions before you jump into homeownership.

  • Paridhi Jain

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There is a wide array of potential ways that you could invest this money.

We’ve just sold our $1.2m investment property. What should we do with the money?

Think first about what your objectives are when parking extra funds.

  • Paul Benson
My housemates and I lit candles to get around the house, but they did very little for the cold.

Candles don’t quite cut it in a powerless share house

Like the electricity in our 100-year-old home, the supply of housing is more scarce than we think.

  • Millie Muroi

We want to help our two children own property. Who can help us?

I can’t find any financial adviser who wants to help find a property for my children.

  • Noel Whittaker
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Want to increase your home value? Try this

Spending a little extra now can pay off when selling your house.

  • Stephen Crafti
There are very few options at the affordable end of the independent living unit market.

These apartments have gone up nearly $100,000 in a year

Three key factors appear to be behind the price surge.

  • Rachel Lane
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Stamp duty discourages some home owners from moving for job opportunities because the costs buying and selling a property are so large, Domain says.

How the stamp duty burden near-tripled in a generation

Stamp duty has risen faster than incomes over the past two and a half decades, slugging current home buyers with extra costs compared to a generation ago.

  • Elizabeth Redman
Sunday Money column.

My partner and I are separating. Should I keep renting or try to buy a property?

Owning your home certainly provides greater peace of mind.

  • Paul Benson
RBA Governor Michele Bullock attempts to get attention back on interest rates at her Tuesday press conference that was ultimately dominated by questions over productivity.

What the RBA governor’s struggle to get a room to focus on rates says about the economy

For three days, two dozen people will debate ways to lift the nation’s living standards as productivity growth remains sluggish. Failure cannot be an option.

  • Shane Wright
Georgie overlooks the beer garden at the White Cockatoo in Petersham.

Pub goes up for sale, complete with Georgie the cockatoo

There is also a friendly cat that pops in for a visit at the White Cockatoo pub.

  • Carolyn Cummins