Property market

Rate cut to spark modest price rises

Antony Lawes The first interest rate cut for over two years will start a slow upturn in Sydney's long-stagnant housing market, industry observers say.

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Mortgages

Leg-up for a home deposit

Annette Sampson The strategy: To save a house deposit using a First Home Saver Account.

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What's good for the garden...

Ann Pilmer The garden can be forgotten in the mad, exhausting effort to get a property ready for sale.

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View from the top of the pile

Paul Best Marketing a prestigious apartment to locals or overseas can cost well into six figures.

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Home Base

Be on the lookout for seaside holiday-home bargain

Paul Edwards When times get tough, the holiday home is often the first thing to go, meaning there's a stirring by the sea for bargain hunters.

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Owning rental property is not always a bed of roses

Nick Gardner and Caroline James Landlords to flood back to the market this year, lured by the prospect of rapidly increasing rents and house prices.

VIC

Living on acreage can be challenging

Mary Costello Creating a simple bush lifestyle often requires time, money and a lot of hard labour.

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Renters could face eviction with out notice after mortgage default

Simon Johanson The National Australia Bank is fighting in the Supreme Court for the right to evict renters without notice when owners default on home loans.

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NSW

Councils take stock of bond between tenants and pets

Eleanor Ainge Roy Brendan Leach has made a lot of compromises for his dog, Sophie. The 31-year-old has been looking for a rental house for the past few months but his furry friend has made it tricky.

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Avoiding flatmate hell

Sue Green Many of us have been there and don't want to go back, but sharing a house can be rewarding as long as you get the fundamentals right.

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