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Shock salary you now need to buy a home
The Geelong Advertiser
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Aspiring home buyers will need to earn almost twice as much as they did at the start of the Covid pandemic to afford a house or a unit in most Aussie cities, a new study has revealed. A Canstar’s analysis has exposed the minimum annual household...
Golden Visas – Who’s Buying Residency Around the World?
Geographical
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June 6, 2025
Ad for golden via properies in Athens By Geographical Staff Across the globe, nations are opening their doors to a select few, offering ‘golden visas’ –a fast track to residency, and sometimes citizenship – in exchange for substantial financial...
Can Kashmir's Property Boom Last?
MENAFN
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June 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) File photo of Hotels in Gulmarg Two decades ago, a one-kanal plot near the Boulevard in Srinagar sold for about ₹1 crore. Today, that same land could go for as much as ₹30 crore. In Gulmarg, a modest hotel once listed at...
$100k pay rise: Brutal new hurdle for first-home buyers
realestate.com.au
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June 6, 2025
Queenslanders need to earn around $100,000 more a year to afford a typical home than before the pandemic boom, according to startling new analysis. The staggering pay rise places Brisbane just behind Sydney in terms of the extra income required...
Jockey legend sells hit horse house for record suburb price
realestate.com.au
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June 6, 2025
Renowned jockey Jimmy Orman and his wife Heidi Whalley have sold their horse-friendly home for a record price across the whole of their suburb. The four-bedroom, four-bathroom home at 129 Spoonbill St, Nudgee, was personally reviewed by the...
“Disheartening”: post-pandemic housing market leaving buyers in the lurch
realestate.com.au
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June 6, 2025
When partners Brayden Condon and Rebecca Treby started looking for their first home in December last year, they didn’t foresee all the road blocks they’d find in today’s market. “The last couple of months, I would say have been slightly...
The Utilities Questions No One Thinks to Ask Before Buying a House
Lifehacker - Massachusetts
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June 6, 2025
Once they've found a place they love, most home shoppers shift to considering the hard numbers: The selling price or the monthly rent, the estimated taxes, the square footage, their mortgage rate, etc. Often lost in the shuffle are questions about...
Revealed: Pay packet needed to buy a home in Darwin
realestate.com.au
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June 6, 2025
Territory homebuyers need to earn almost $47,000 more a year to buy a typical Darwin house than they did five years ago, however that figure is less than half of what Sydneysiders need to bring home to lock down a house. Analysis by Canstar...
Melbourne: Home ownership dreams fading as prices outpace incomes by $100,000
realestate.com.au
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June 6, 2025
Melbourne homebuyers now need up to $900,000 in annual income to afford properties in top suburbs like Toorak, as Canstar data reveals a dramatic surge in required earnings since 2020. Aussies chasing the dream of home ownership now need to earn...
Staggering pay rise you’d need since Covid to still afford a Sydney house
realestate.com.au
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June 6, 2025
They’re the kind of pay increases that would make doctors, politicians and even some CEOs jealous – but they’ve become a necessity for those hoping to crack the housing market. Home seekers wanting an average Sydney house will need to have boosted...
Property Advice: Why are properties listed sale agreed?
Irish Examiner
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June 6, 2025
I am living in a three-bedroom semi-detached property in a housing estate on the outskirts of Cork. It has been a great starter home and so convenient for us. However, now that we have two kids, we need more space and are looking for something...
The 172 times Sydney home sellers wanted more money than they told you
Brisbane Times
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June 6, 2025
One Bronte house had a reserve $1.5 million above the guide, while a Hunters Hill home had a reserve $500,000 higher. The analysis also includes homes that passed in at auction above the guide. This masthead is not suggesting these properties were...
The 85 times Melbourne home sellers wanted more money than they told you
Brisbane Times
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June 6, 2025
Of the 337 auctions, 61 agents said the reserve was a figure higher than the range, in 18 cases the home was called on the market above the range, and six times the home passed in at the top of the range or higher. Loading Another two times the...
House prices fall in May: Will property values rise again in 2025?
The Money Pages
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June 6, 2025
This is according to the latest data from Halifax which has revealed despite the monthly dip, house prices have increased by 2.5% over the last 12 months and the average UK property is now worth £296,648. Amanda Bryden, head of mortgages, Halifax,...
UAE: Own Stake In Property From Dh500 Here's How
MENAFN
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June 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Buying property in some parts of the UAE has become out of reach for many people, but there are solutions. One option is to buy a portion of the space instead of the whole thing. This is known as fractional...
Kris Jenner ‘struggling to sell’ iconic Hidden Hills mansion as interested buyers say $13.5m price tag is ‘way too high’
The U.S. Sun
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June 6, 2025
KRIS Jenner has been ‘struggling’ to sell her family’s iconic Hidden Hills mansion as interested buyers complain the massive $13.5m price tag is ‘way too high,’ The U.S. Sun has learned. The 9,000-square-foot home will be familiar to Keeping Up...
I've worn these Sonos Ace headphones since last year - here's my buying advice for 2025
ZDNet
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June 6, 2025
Jada Jones/ZDNETIt's been one year since Sonos released its first pair of consumer headphones, and although they made waves when they first dropped, how have they fared after the hype has died down? You can often find the Ace discounted for up to...
This innovative startup will install rooftop solar on your home for no money down — here's what you need to know
The Cool Down - Oregon
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June 6, 2025
Installation and maintenance are taken care of. by Michael MuirJune 6, 2025 Photo Credit: Palmetto Solar LLC Americans are overwhelmingly keen on solar power. Polling shows that, regardless of political affiliation, a clear majority is interested...
RBI's rate cut bonanza: How soon will your home loan EMIs drop
CNBC-TV18
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June 6, 2025
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slashed the repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) to 5.5%, while also cutting the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 100 bps to 3%. This marks a cumulative 100 bps reduction in the repo rate since February 2025, making it...
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Home loans to FDs: 5 ways RBI's rate cut will impact your investments
Firstpost
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June 6, 2025
With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cutting repo rate by 50 basis point on Friday, the RBI has cut the rate by 100 basis points so far this year. However, this is expected to be the last rate cut for now as the RBI has changed its stance from...