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Bull or bear: what's hot and what's not in 2009

As prices in Sydney's prestige suburbs spiral down, a question prevails: will 2009 be a bear year or have the prices dropped enough to prompt a bull run?  more...

Falling use pushing up water prices

Reduced consumption of water will do more to inflate household prices than some of Victoria's biggest and most controversial water projects, as retailers scramble to recoup emerging holes in revenue.  more...

New home sales slide

New home sales slumped in November, suggesting deep interest rate cuts and a government stimulus may take time to lure buyers back into the market. Queensland reported the biggest dive.  more...

Developer locked out in strata stoush

A warning has been sounded for developers manipulating strata management laws after a ruling in NSW's consumer disputes tribunal involving an exclusive waterfront suburb.  more...

Get ready: high-rise suburbs coming

Sydney will be reinvented as a high-density metropolis serviced by mass-transit subways under a transport blueprint being developed by senior state and federal government bureaucrats.  more...

It's pure animal magnetism

We invite chickens, cane toads, dwarf rabbits, ferrets - even horses - to live with us. But it appears cats make the purr-fect strata pets.  more...

Park life spices up prices

Being close to wide open spaces adds value to both property and lifestyle.  more...

Silent night, please

Is there a sanity clause for noisy neighbours?  more...

To great effect

Lou Sweeney offers 20 tips to freshen up the house for Christmas.  more...

Ask Noel: Purchasing property

Noel Whittaker answers all your property purchase conundrums. more...

Open the door to smooth settlements

The big day has arrived. It's time to move into your new home. However, all is not what it was when you first inspected it. more...