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Saturday, December 02

Costly, uncertain and now a health hazard: Poor housing standards making renters sick

Weak regulations covering the standard of rental properties in Australia are putting the health and well-being of residents at risk, university researchers have found.

House prices running hot - growth highest since 1989

Queensland house prices were growing at a rate of about 20 per cent a year and first home owners were increasingly opting to buy and rent to enter the market.

Brisbane's monthly house price increase is at boom time levels

Towns, suburbs where buying is still more affordable than renting

Skyrocketing rents and low interest rates mean that buying a home during a real estate boom is cheaper than renting in a host of suburbs and regions in Queensland.

Where homebuyers can expect Olympics to deliver gold before 2032

The Olympics were likely to deliver significant real estate gains for Brisbane but they would be gradual and in specific locations, according to CoreLogic.

Rental crisis looms as only one in 100 properties affordable

Few rental properties are affordable for a person on the JobSeeker dole payment, even at its higher level during the coronavirus pandemic.