Mind the gap as unit prices rise but houses fall
The gap between the median house prices and apartment prices is narrowing as units keep going up but houses start to slip.
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Podcast: Balcony singer in strata soap opera
The Podcast takes a musical twist this week when we discuss the ear-bending plight of residents of four apartment blocks in Eastwood who have been subjected to – or privileged…
Podcast: Why the rental gap is closing fast
There are myriad reasons why apartment rents are getting closer to and even, in a couple of areas, have overtaken the rents demanded for houses.Is it because the immigration tap…
Unit starts soar while house building slumps
Apartment building is booming with higher-density building starts up by almost 45 per cent in the first quarter of this year, at the same time as free-standing home builds are…
Why families can be happy in high-rises too
Are apartments appropriate places to bring up families? Might they even be better for you and your kids than a free-standing house, in some ways? While the vast majority of…
Podcast: Property price panic and dodgy donations
With property prices soaring but houses outstripping apartments, as detailed in this story, we try to make sense of it all. Why is the gap between the cost of houses…
Are we finally falling out of love with apartments?
Have Australia’s apartment residents finally had enough of strata living and are they now fleeing back to houses? Do they see high rises as high risk for too many varied…
Podcast: Now you can read it as well as listen
This week’s podcast is all about wheel-clamping, email privacy and the amazing legacy of the Sydney Olympics athletes’ village. But one of the biggest pieces of news this week is…
Podcast: Renos, pets and kids in uncrowded houses
It’s another big week on the podcast front with a lot of serious – and not so serious – issues to discuss. First up we look at this story about…
Houses shrink, apartments grow, Hobart booms
Almost half the new homes being built in Australia are apartments, according to an Australian Bureau of Statistics survey, and flats are getting bigger while houses are getting smaller. The…