
Lydia Kellner
Senior Real Estate Reporter at The Advertiser (South Australia)
Senior Real Estate reporter at The Advertiser. Former Adelaide Hills News Editor. Former Defence Reporter at The Townsville Bulletin.
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3 days ago |
adelaidenow.com.au | Lydia Kellner |Matt Bell
Big promises on housing were at the centre of both major parties’ announcements at the official federal election campaign launches. Among the highlights was Labor pledged to build 100,000 new homes and extend a government-guaranteed 5 per cent deposit scheme to all first home buyers. The Coalition promised to make interest payments on the first $650,000 of a mortgage tax-deductible for up to five years, for eligible first home buyers purchasing new builds.
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4 days ago |
realestate.com.au | Lydia Kellner |Matt Bell
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4 days ago |
adelaidenow.com.au | Lydia Kellner |Matt Bell
Almost 70 per cent of empty nester households have no intention of downsizing and freeing up larger homes for younger families, despite Australia’s worsening housing crisis. Extraordinary figures from Australian Seniors surveys shows just 19 per cent of empty nesters in Australia have already moved into a smaller property after their children moved out, while a further 13 per cent are considering it. The majority (69 per cent) of empty nesters decided to instead hold onto their family home.
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5 days ago |
realestate.com.au | Lydia Kellner |Matt Bell
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1 week ago |
adelaidenow.com.au | Lydia Kellner |Matt Bell
NewsNew mortgage lending data has shown where Australians are getting approved for home loans the fastest – and where they’re not. Loan Market Group – Australia’s largest mortgage aggregator – has released new figures showing national loan approvals are up 15 per cent year-on-year in the March quarter, driven by surging activity in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. But Victoria is lagging well behind, with just 3 per cent growth.
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