Category: News
The missing ingredient in house-price indexes
September 26th, 2016
Do we really know as much as we should about what's going on in the Sydney property market and in other Australian property markets? In this 23 September 2016 Australian Financial Review article written by Jacob Greber and Michael Bleby, Chris Curt
Read MoreSydney’s Council Mergers Explained
March 14th, 2016
Under new NSW government plans, 152 councils will be amalgamated to cut the overall number down to 112. In Sydney, the number of councils will be reduced from 43 to 25, and regional councils from 109 to 87. While not an easy step, Premier Mike B
Read MoreBidding Wars Continue to Skyrocket Prices Over Sydney Reserves
March 31st, 2015
As the NSW Government and NSW Fair Trading crack down on house price underquoting, the number of houses being sold for thousands of dollars above their reserve continues to soar. Just this month, the Sunday Telegraph revealed that NSW Fair Tradi
Read MoreThe Sale of Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum: Does it Spark the End of Public Spaces?
March 23rd, 2015
Philip Thalis, Architecture Faculty Industry Advisory Group member at University of Newcastle and co-author of Public Sydney: Drawing the City, has a message for the New South Wales government. That message is “Back off our public spaces, before
Read MoreFirst-Home Buyers in Sydney Need an Extra 10 Months to Save for a Deposit
February 3rd, 2015
The Sydney property market was stronger in 2014 than in 2013, with house prices rising continuously. This means that it’ll take first-time buyers an extra 10 months to save for a home deposit, reported Jonathan Chancellor on Property Observer.
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