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On the Fence

The great Australian dream is now an obsession. With 6.2 million active property enthusiasts spending twice as much time searching for their perfect home as going to the gym, is this obsession healthy? The Australian's economics editor Adam Creighton hosts a series of panel discussions with experts including Bernard Salt, author and historian George Megalogenis, Realestate.com.au’s property econom…

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Riding on the house's back: A dangerous obsession?
For many Australians the surest path to wealth has been to invest in bricks and mortar. But will it always be as safe as houses? A generation of investors is now heavily reliant on property to supplement their retirement plans, and our tax system is creaking under the weight of so many negative gea…
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City vs Country: housing 'Big Australia'
With immigration continuing at the rate of hundreds of thousands of people a year, are our major cities destined to become concrete jungles? Or should we be planning for population growth by revitalising our regional towns? To discuss the future of our housing is Bernard Salt, Australia’s best know…
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Downsize or stay? The financial and emotional process of selling the family home
There will be 5 million boomers in retirement by 2029, and 2 million will be at an age (between 75 and 84) where downsizing is a very real consideration. But where will all these downsizers go? There currently isn't sufficient stock of appropriate housing on offer and often the sheer enormity of pa…
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Rent vs Own: The investors' take on property fundamentals
With prices in major capital cities racing away again, rentvesting is now returning as an alternative for those struggling to afford high prices.In this episode we look at the property market through the eyes of some very savvy investors, one a property mogul and the other a share market whiz.If yo…
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Bull vs Bear: Can the market turnaround by sustained?
The major capital cities are seeing property prices shoot back up again thanks to interest rate cuts and an easing of lending buffers. With auction clearance rates back near all time highs, is the property downturn now well or truly over or will a new round of frenzied bidding result in more debt-f…
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Millennials vs Boomers
According to research from Westpac the average age of a first homebuyer has increased in the last 20 years from 27 to 33, and despite the trope that Millennials want to be urban dwelling hipsters, only 20 per cent planned to buy in the inner city, with most opting for the suburbs or even house and …
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