2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (961+ words) Updated 30 Aug 2026, 5:01am First published 30 Aug 2026, 5:00am Almost 27,000 waitlist registrations for retirement villages were lodged in 2025 Queensland retirees are being caught in a growing housing squeeze, with industry figures showing retirement village demand is surging while supply struggles to keep up. New…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago   (816+ words) Unity Jackson-Muir, Real estate reporter Updated 30 Aug 2026, 5:01am First published 30 Aug 2026, 5:00am Waitlists for retirement villages have been blowing out across NSW, leaving would-be downsizers trapped in oversized homes that could otherwise be sold to growing families. Alarming figures have revealed a…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (957+ words) Updated 30 Aug 2026, 5:02am First published 30 Aug 2026, 5:00am Melbourne’s high-rise homes might be an increasingly important part of the city’s retirement plan. Victoria’s wait list for retirement village residences has ballooned out to almost 600, even as retirees carve out their own space to…...

22+ hour, 49+ min ago   (510+ words) Updated 29 Aug 2026, 9:02am First published 29 Aug 2026, 9:00am The number of new listings in Melbourne has fallen 14 per cent in 12 months, realestate.com.au data shows. Victoria’s traditionally busy spring auction market is poised for its softest start since Melbourne was in the…...

19+ hour, 28+ min ago   (784+ words) Updated 29 Aug 2026, 12:02pm First published 29 Aug 2026, 12:00pm Renter and mother Kristie Hoskins wants the law to change to make it easier for renters to apply for a home loan. A Victorian mother, who was left shocked after a bank employee told her…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (709+ words) Updated 29 Aug 2026, 5:04am First published 29 Aug 2026, 5:00am Sydney has some of the most expensive upgrades in Australia. When it comes to property, more bedrooms equals a higher price, right? Well, generally, yes, but not always. Exclusive new realestate.com.au data has…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (763+ words) First published 27 Aug 2026, 5:00am Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee says regional markets near capitals are usually shaped by the capital city cycle. Living near a capital city used to almost guarantee property gains, but new data shows proximity alone no…...

3+ day, 5+ min ago   (384+ words) First published 27 Aug 2026, 5:00am The ACTU wants a national standard forcing landlords to offer minimum two year leases. It sounds like security. In practice, it is supply destruction dressed up as tenant protection. I run one of Queensland’s largest property management…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (884+ words) First published 27 Aug 2026, 5:00am Olivia Shone at the house she built through Metricon, in Warragul’s Crownlee estate. Picture: Kirralee Ashworth. Teenager Olivia Shone says that any Australian can become a property investor if they’re prepared to work hard and sacrifice for…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (875+ words) Updated 27 Aug 2026, 12:18am First published 27 Aug 2026, 12:00am In February 2024, the south east was smashed by some of the heaviest rainfall in two years, with flooding in multiple areas including Toombul. Picture: Tertius Pickard An ugly rental dispute over a mould-infested home has…...