Use of AI in property valuation is on the rise – but we need greater transparency and trust

The wider public has little understanding of how those property valuations are…

By Build-it 7 Min Read

200 new Aussie suburbs enter the ‘million dollar club’ amid housing bubble

Australia’s skyrocketing property prices have turned some suburban homeowners into overnight millionaires. 

By Jarrod Brown 5 Min Read

When will interest rates go down?

Mortgage holders are hoping today’s cash rate decision will put more money…

By Jarrod Brown 4 Min Read

Young homeowners are more likely to use their home as an ‘ATM’ than their Boomer parents. Here’s why

For many Australians, the family home is their largest financial asset. With…

By Build-it 6 Min Read

Warning for debt ridden tradies as construction industry tops owed tax list

The construction sector has the highest debts, greater than $100,000, of all…

By Paul Eyers 5 Min Read

High interest rates have homeowners paying up to three times their original loan

Homeowners are repaying three times the amount of their original home loan…

By Paul Eyers 4 Min Read

Government to ban tenant evictions without ‘fair reason’

NSW landlords will no longer be able to remove tenants without a…

By Paul Eyers 7 Min Read

Cheaper mortgages, tamed inflation and even higher home prices forecasting Australia’s economic recovery in 2024-25

The Conversation survey draws on the expertise of leading forecasters in 22…

By Build-it 8 Min Read

Becoming a landlord while still renting? ‘Rentvesting’ promises a foot on the property ladder, but watch your step

As home ownership moves further out of reach for many Australians, “rentvesting”…

By Build-it 8 Min Read

Mortgage and inflation pain to ease, but only slowly: how 31 top economists see 2024

A panel of 31 leading economists assembled by The Conversation sees no…

By Build-it 10 Min Read