Mortgage arrears edged lower in the June 2025 quarter as cash rate cuts gave some households temporary relief, according to the latest APRA figures. 

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A RENTAL scam which was exposed in the Northglen News on August 29 (Rental scams resurface in Durban North, Umhlanga – Page 2) has resulted in the launch of a digital solution designed to protect tenants from losing thousands to fraudsters posing as landlords or agents. 

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Soaring rents across the UK have shifted to a more measured rise as housing supply increases and tenant demand diminishes, fresh data shows. 

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Australian homeowners are being urged to tread carefully as a wave of job cuts across the nation’s biggest banks threatens to deepen the financial strain on households already grappling with rising mortgage repayments and record-high cost-of-living pressures. 

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The Gold Coast penthouse of “High-Rise” Harry Triguboff is headed to auction, ending months of speculation about the billionaire’s plans for his legendary Main Beach residence. 

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Rita Tulloch, a 57-year-old retail worker, needed to upgrade her car and get her dog some much-needed surgery. She also hoped to make some home renovations. 

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An 18-storey project on the Gold Coast is offering 125 apartment units to new beach-loving buyers, at half the price you’d pay for a seafront unit. 

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The average rents for new tenancies nationally rose by 5.5% annually to €1,696 in the first three months of the year. 

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The number of landlords investigated over serious breaches of rental laws has doubled over the last year as the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) cracks down on rent rises outside of Rent Pressure Zone rules. 

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Home prices are rising faster at the bottom end of the market, which experts say will further worsen falling home ownership rates even as new housing affordability policies become available. 

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