What does the European plan for more affordable housing suggest, and what lessons does it hold for Australia?

Team Switzer has spoken before about the whopping prices commanded by bank shares in Australia right now. Shares in banks like CommBank and Westpac are seemingly acting as a safe(r) haven for investors while they ride out the Trump tariff storm. But how long will the banks stay safe as houses?

Brisbane house prices record slump, bosses will strike back, cup day rate rise a certainty and more!

Industry experts tip a rental crisis is looming and governments, both federal and state, will need to spend big time or encourage private investors and developers to build up the stock of rentable properties.

An unknown 26-year-old gambling entrepreneur has taken a punt on a Melbourne high-end house. How did he get so rich?

Top Spring Australia has just sold one of only three top-floor penthouses in its landmark new development, Ode|Double Bay, for a record $24,950,000.

The AFR’s latest look at where Australia’s wealthiest live puts a Perth suburb at number 1. Why is this so? The answer might surprise you!

Let’s run through the big numbers out of this Census night snapshot of our housing sector and try to work out what’s wrong and how it can be fixed.

Property sellers are panicking, with scary rate rise talk and price fall predictions prompting them to withdraw properties. Are they overreacting?

The PM allowing Aussies to take $50,000 from their super to buy their first home is politically smart but has been bagged by the super industry and the guy who created compulsory super, former PM Paul Keating.

Labor's Help to Buy program has merit but there are potential pitfall getting into bed with the government.

Timing and context is really important when assessing policies such as the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme. Here's why.