Kate Forbes

• Here's what will hold up property prices this year

  While the property pessimists out there will give many incorrect reasons why we can expect an impending property market crash, there is one thing that continues to underpin and strengthen property values - the number of first home buyers entering the market. read more

• The 12 best family-friendly suburbs in Melbourne

  When you’re raising a family, your needs evolve and what you want out of a home is quite different from the things you held dear previously. read more

• Property and shares drive household wealth to an all-time high

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• Here’s why housing affordability is worse than ever

  With property prices at record highs and wages growth struggling to keep up, housing affordability has become worse than ever, with warnings of ‘mortgage stress’ on the horizon amid an impending cash rate increase. read more

• Here’s how long it takes first-home buyers to save a deposit in each c ...

  The Australian property market has boomed, with prices reaching record highs thanks to low supply and high demand - so it's no surprise that it's now taking longer than ever for first-home buyers to get onto the ladder. read more

• CBA tackles “devastating” cost of financial abuse

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• 10 most expensive streets in Melbourne, revealed

  Whether they have incredible views or are close to the CBD, the beach, or both, Melbourne has some of the most desirable streets around and attracts some of the country’s wealthiest people. read more

• 10 most expensive streets in Sydney, revealed

  Sydney is home to some of the most expensive properties in Australia, if not the world, and its notoriously robust real estate market has remained impressively resilient against the coronavirus pandemic. read more

• Australia’s billionaires doubled their wealth during Covid pandemic

  The economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic saw mass job losses and plummeting incomes - but it was an entirely different story for Australia’s billionaires. read more

• Is inflation good or bad for our economy?

  Inflation has been in the news a lot recently, hasn’t it? read more