The Latest Breaking News from Tim Lawless

Listings tumble but opportunity knocking

This week is typically considered one of the peak times for property listings.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 24, 2023

Developer ALAND lobbies council to expand Parramatta's boundaries to include its Harris Park apartments

A developer is lobbying to officially change the boundary between two western Sydney suburbs to offer potential buyers a more sought-after — and expensive — address.

ABC News · Mar 17, 2023

Property prices rise: Is it a turning point, or the eye of the storm?

Property prices across Australia’s three largest capitals inched up over the first half of March in a sign positive momentum is building.

The New Daily · Mar 15, 2023

Bob has no idea where he will be living in six weeks as Sydney's rental crisis hits hard

Bob Davis is being evicted from his Sydney rental home of 30 years and doesn't like his chances of finding something else in the city's white-hot market. Housing policy has become a battleground ahead of the state election.

ABC News · Feb 26, 2023

Share houses make comeback as rental crisis continues and people lease out spare rooms

The demand for share houses is back to pre-pandemic levels as vacancy rates sit at historic lows and rent and cost-of-living pressures eat into Australians' budgets.

ABC News · Feb 19, 2023

Australia’s looming mortgage stress crisis: what the nine interest rate rises mean for households

A quarter are thought to be in mortgage stress already, and another 800,000 face steep rises this year as fixed-term loans end. Experts discuss ways to cope

The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2023

Home values slide further but regions prove resilient

The property downturn is hitting capital cities harder than regions, suggesting higher demand has become permanent for regional markets.

AAP · Jan 31, 2023

Property prices sink ‘quite rapidly’ as market awaits interest rates peak

Australian property prices have declined again in January, but the pace of the downturn has continued to ease ahead of a rate peak.

The New Daily · Jan 31, 2023

'A lot less competition': house values in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie fall again in January

The median house value in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie is $815,469.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 31, 2023

Brisbane and Hobart house prices set record for largest, fastest drop

Both cities hit "spectacular" highs during COVID-19 and have now seen a rapid and steep price decline.

ABC News · Jan 30, 2023