Property

Welcome to Property, where you'll find tips and tools for buying a home, selling and moving, owning, finding the right home loan for you and investing in property.

Buying property

Texas businessman buys mansion for 16-year-old daughterA Texas businessman has bought an iconic Dallas mansion for $1.8 million as a birthday present for his 16-year-old daughter.

How to avoid mortgage stress over Christmas

First-time buyers lift October mortgage lending figures: ABS

The best of celebrity real estate

Why house prices should recover in 2012: Craig James

BUYING TOOLS:

Your borrowing power How to get the right home loan

Selling and moving

Mixed messages in Melbourne as house prices increaseMelbourne house prices increased 1.1% over the December 2011 quarter to a median of $538,000, the best result for all capital cities and the first quarterly rise since December 2010, according to...

Kate Middleton's childhood home up for sale

Property: All about the timing?

Should you renovate or move?

Spring fever: the risks of selling seasonally

SELLING AND MOVING TOOLS:

Mortgage and lump sum repayments calculator

Investing

Pitt Street Mall closing in on Fifth Avenue retail rentsYou probably won’t bump into Carrie Bradshaw and her crew, but Sydney’s Pitt Street Mall is rapidly moving up the ranks of the world’s most expensive shopping streets.

Tassie even more affordable as sales volume shrinks

Absentee investor alert: Nigerian scammers sell $410,000 house they didn’t own

Cemetery offering for close to $200,000

Crazy Sydney: termite-infested dump sells for $800,000

INVESTING TOOLS:

Fixed vs variable calculator Making extra repayments

Owning

When you should turn your DIY reno project over to the professionals: Chris GrayYou may decide you will be the one to complete or oversee the renovation. Doing the renovations yourself means you have complete control over timing, costs and scheduling as well as saving on...

No September growth in any capital, with Brisbane hardest hit

To buy or not to buy

Three things you need to know about your mortgage right now

The RBA makes no move on interest rates

OWNING TOOLS:

Paying lump sums Making extra repayments

Home loans

Demand for fixed rate home loans perks upDemand for fixed rate mortgages has perked up after last month's spike in home loan rates, while some homeowners are looking to switch to a smaller house.

New homes: off-the-plan boost

Taking the stress out of a mortgage

Home loan shock: beware traps in the fine print

Breaking your mortgage terms: is it worth it?

HOME LOAN TOOLS:

How much can I borrow? Comparing mortgages

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