Tawar Razaghi
The Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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The Sydney suburbs where property values have dropped to pre-pandemic levels
Dozens of postcodes have wiped out price gains recorded since 2020, offering opportunities for buyers to purchase at pre-pandemic prices or below. → Read More
Derelict Marrickville house sells for $1,303,000 to inner west investors
All 14 registered buyers on the unliveable home were eyeing the property for its land value, agents said. → Read More
‘Difficult trade-offs’: Sydney neighbourhoods with the most heritage homes
Heritage listings create economic value for homeowners in some suburbs but can prevent more housing being built in some sought-after neighbourhoods. → Read More
How home owners can sell for six figures more, even in a property downturn
Should you take your house to auction or accept a pre-auction offer? Making the wrong choice could mean leaving serious money on the table. → Read More
Increasing density might be the answer to housing costs, research shows
Research from New Zealand found a broad relaxation of planning laws saw a 5 per cent increase in supply, but it needs to be widespread – not just near transport hubs. → Read More
As temperatures go through the roof, are our homes fit for summer?
Western Sydney councils are building evacuation centres in Sydney’s heat bowl as experts raise the alarm that newly built homes are not fit for Australian summers. → Read More
‘Sleepless nights’: The Metricon customers whose dream homes became nightmares
Metricon customers are fearful of losing their money and claim they’ve been left in the dark about the future of their homes amid construction delays and price hikes. → Read More
South Coogee block bought in 1972 for $29,400 sells for $5.48 million at election day auction
You would be forgiven for thinking there was nothing else going on as more than a hundred people turned out for the auction of a tightly held home. → Read More
‘A very major correction’ under way as building industry faces crisis
Builders are bracing for a major slump as they struggle with surging costs for raw materials, worker shortages and supply delays. → Read More
We reserve homes for over 55s. Why don’t we have villages for first home buyers?
It could be done a number of ways, experts say, if there was political will and developers had an incentive. → Read More
What first home buyers think of raiding their super to buy a home
First home buyers will be able to withdraw up to $50,000 of their superannuation to buy a property under a new Coalition policy. It has divided experts, but how do buyers feel? → Read More
Company buys North Parramatta cottage for $1.1 million to help workers with cost of living
The business came up with the idea of offering accommodation to help attract and retain staff who face rising cost of living pressures and long commutes. → Read More
Negative gearing and capital gains tax breaks go to top income earners and men
Independent analysis by the Parliamentary Budget Office found 57 per cent of negative gearing deductions go to the top 20 per cent of income earners. → Read More
The Sydney suburbs where rents have risen, and fallen, most in a year
Sydneysiders are paying more to rent a house in nine out of 10 suburbs than they were a year ago, as new figures reveal some locations have spiked more than 40 per cent. → Read More
‘Pure electioneering’: First-home buyer help will increase property prices, experts warn
The first-home buyer scheme has been expanded in a bid to help young Australians into the property market, but experts say it will push up prices and does not help low-income households. → Read More
Not everyone who owns a home wants it to soar in value
There are plenty of parents who do not want to run the Bank of Mum and Dad, and wish their house’s increased value didn’t lock their children out of the market. → Read More
How home buyers are spotting a motivated vendor
Some homeowners are hoping to sell their properties before interest rates rise, the federal election goes ahead or home price growth softens. → Read More
Second step on Sydney’s property ladder, from unit to house, is now a giant leap
The price gap between Sydney houses and units has more than tripled in the past 30 years, making the plight of the upgrader just as hard as their first crack at the market. → Read More
Investor drops $1,485,000 on original St Peters semi as Sydney auctions return
The winner outbid several upgrading young families and hopes to flip the home, described by the agent as having ‘good bones’ but in need of ‘so much work’. → Read More
‘Screw you’: The critical workers squeezed out of Byron Bay
Byron Bay house prices soared in 2021, spilling over into surrounding local government areas and leaving some locals and key workers with almost nowhere affordable to live. → Read More