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04:32 ‘If you’re not rich, you can’t live in Sydney’

Controversial Aussie landlord has claimed if you’re “not rich, don’t expect to live in Sydney”, sparking a heated online debate.

08/04 Greens demand PM take axe to negative gearing

Greens leader Adam Bandt is set to detonate a negative gearing bomb in the election campaign demanding the PM wind back the landlord’s tax break if he wants to form government.

08/04 Bandt makes radical housing demand

The Greens will reform negative gearing and end capital gains tax discounts on investment properties if they secure the balance of power after the May 3 federal election.

07/04 ‘How dare they’: Renter’s fury over super-for-housing election promise

A young woman has slammed the Liberal Party plan for first-home buyers to access their superannuation.

07/04 33-year-old with over 150 properties said he is ‘addicted’ to buying

A landlord with over 150 properties has revealed that he is “addicted” to buying property and it stems from growing up in poverty.

25/03 $49bn noose around country’s neck is making the rich richer and hurting ordinary Aussies

Taxpayers will this year foot a mammoth $49 billion bill to help grow the nest eggs of largely wealthy Australians, the latest budget reveals – an “absurd” expense making ordinary people’s lives tougher.

24/03 ‘Sucked in’: Aussie reveals big regret after buying first home

Eight years ago, Aaron Duff and his partner bought their first home using the First Home Buyer’s Scheme, a decision he regrets.

17/02 ‘Good debt’: Man who has bought over 20 homes reveals interest rate reality

Graham Whitfield owns multiple properties but isn’t worried about whether interest rates go up or down today.

10/02 ‘Almost lost our home’: Aussie influencer reveals raw truth behind her huge success

Six years ago, influencer Kat Clark was in massive debt and used to worry about “every cent” she spent. Now, she amassed a multimillion-dollar empire.

04/02 Insane amount Albo’s mansion will cost you

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to rent out his $4.3m coastal retirement home will deliver him a whopping tax saving.

28/12 NRL v AFL: Star players’ secret riches exposed

Unlike their on field exploits watched by millions, Australia’s richest footballers are quietly and cleverly earning plenty of money away from the game, ensuring their sporting riches will look after them long after their footy careers are over.

02/12 34-year-old with 108 properties makes wild pension claim

Investor and property expert Sam Gordon has issued a grim warning for people who haven’t invested in property and plan to rely on the pension during their retirement.

02/12 ‘Stalking’: Teen porn star charged with assault after ‘dust up’

A controversial adult content creator has made headlines again this week after being charged with assault, stalking, and damaging property following an alleged altercation in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

22/09 Meet the people who choose to rent

Free spirits who up sticks at will. Those who don’t want to sacrifice lifestyle for a mortgage. “Rentvesters” who build wealth so they can build a home debt free.

16/04 Young Aussie reveals reason she is moving home with her parents

It used to be a rite of passage to move out of home in your twenties, but now it is becoming increasingly normal to move back in with your parents.

04/04 High-class escort reveals the one thing men just can’t handle about her job

Katija Cortez reveals why working in the sex industry “dramatically” reduces your dating pool and the type of man that can’t handle it.

24/03 ‘You can’t stop it!’: Thriving how-to squatter internet forums reveal home takeover secrets

Thousands of homes across America are being invaded by squatters, who move in and legally live rent-free — and amazingly there’s no easy way for homeowners or the police to evict them.

01/03 Kochie tells renters to ‘love your landlord’

Former Sunrise host David Koch has weighed into the rental crisis debate, urging renters to “love your landlord” and instead point the blame at governments.

16/02 ‘Mistakes’: 27yo builds $3m property portfolio

At just 27 years old, Mark Abel owns six investment properties worth $3 million, and he did it after starting out with an $80,000 investment just six years ago.

15/02 Staggering number of properties MPs own

As the Greens and Labor gear up for another housing battle over tax breaks for property investors, pressure is mounting on the minor party to walk the talk as their own member’s housing portfolios come under the spotlight.

14/02 Woman homeless in ‘insane’ rental crisis

A woman who has been homeless for more than two months has warned “desperate” people are resorting to “insane” measures amid the worsening rental crisis, including turning to OnlyFans.

09/02 Concerns Anthony Albanese is planning to go after negative gearing

There are growing concerns Anthony Albanese is preparing to break another promise which the property industry says will only hurt renters.

09/02 Aussies with $160 billion banked – and no inflation

ANALYSIS

08/02 Anthony Albanese grilled over six-figure rental income amid house crisis

Landlord Anthony Albanese is under fire over the $115,000-a-year in rental income he is pulling in on top of his salary as Prime Minister, as interest rates soar for struggling families.

30/01 ‘Trust me’: Anthony Albanese dodges questions on negative gearing

Anthony Albanese has urged voters to “trust me” as he dodged questions over whether he’s open to breaking his promise not to touch negative gearing of investment properties

23/01 Changing stage three tax cuts is an election promise worth breaking, policy experts says

Proceeding with “unfair” stage three tax cuts because it promised to at the last election is not a good reason to waste tens of billions of dollars on wealthier Aussies who don’t need it, one leading expert believes.

21/01 ‘Scrap them’: Albo given $228bn warning

Tax breaks for property investors have created a quarter of a trillion dollar budget black hole that could instead fund 500,000 new social homes, a new report has found.

04/12 The Block serial buyer Danny Wallis makes drastic plans in Victoria

The Block serial buyer Danny Wallis has revealed he is planning to sell all his Victorian investment properties, after offloading a St Kilda house from the show’s 2019 season.

30/11 Why Aussies using negative gearing are ruining it for everyone

ANALYSIS

29/11 Crazy ways Aussies are cutting ‘insane’ costs

It’s no secret, Australia is currently facing a significant cost of living crisis.

09/11 Chinese millionaires snap up Aussie properties

“They are coming in busloads.”

08/11 First bank responds to RBA hike

One of Australia’s biggest banks has lifted its mortgage rates one day after the Reserve Bank of Australia hiked the cash rate to 4.35 per cent, the first big bank to follow suit.

06/11 Danny Wallis’ Block auction dummy spit revealed

Serial Block buyer Danny Wallis went home from this season’s auctions empty-handed, having been comprehensively outbid by rival multi-millionaire Adrian Portelli.

24/10 Simple investment to turn $10 into $3 million

Investing is the key to giving up work forever.

23/10 ‘Unbridled greed’: Landlords’ renter complaints spark outrage

A group of landlords have aired their complaints about the difficulties of owning and renting out multiple properties in Australia, but their stories have been met with little sympathy from struggling tenants.

05/10 One thing everyone gets wrong about Baby Boomers

OPINION

16/09 Plan to ‘p*** off’ Aussie Airbnb owners

It’s a radical plan aimed to literally “p*** off” Aussie Airbnb owners.

31/08 Brothers make $2.49m in two years

EXCLUSIVE

23/08 ‘It has to change’: Renters plea for reform

Struggling families and economists alike have told a senate inquiry probing the rental crisis there needs to be a cap on the amount landlords can increase rents by.

05/08 Landlords sell investment properties amid interest rate hikes

Strain on the rental market is set to be further heightened as fed up landlords offload their investment properties amid ongoing rising mortgage repayments.

31/07 Reason pop star’s husband, company fined

A company owned by Australian pop star Tones and I has been fined $20,000 after it was prosecuted by a local council for carrying out unauthorised building works on a Melbourne investment property.

18/07 Big problem with this ‘typical’ landlord

A newspaper article profiling a “typical landlord” who rents while also owning a home in a multimillion-dollar suburb has been roasted online.

17/07 I’m the ‘world’s hottest truck driver’– I make $120K and work 6 months a year

Working as a dump truck driver, she works 14 days on, 14 days off, up in the Pilbara mines, waking up at 4 am for hectic 12-hour shifts.

14/07 New RBA governor’s staggering property portfolio

Australia’s next Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock is a Sydney landlord who has amassed a $6 million property portfolio after growing up in a country town and has rejected the big banks for her multiple mortgages.

28/06 Aussie suburbs where homes are selling at a loss

More Aussie homeowners are selling their properties at a loss in a bid to avoid rising mortgage repayments.

23/06 ‘Ideological sadism’: blocked $10b housing crisis plan

COMMENT

20/06 ‘Privileged’ life of Aussie in house crisis vids

EXCLUSIVE

12/06 Expert says beach houses ‘killing Australia’

A Melbourne professor has blamed “privileged” families with holiday homes for the housing crisis, arguing that while “your beach house is lovely … it’s killing Australia”.

07/06 F45 founder’s new $25 million apartment

F45 co-founder Rob Deutsch has made a mega property purchase, buying up a $25.5 million harbourside apartment in a ritzy Sydney suburb as the company he founded falters.

07/06 Angry notes left in ‘rich’ suburb’s mailboxes

Residents in an affluent Australian suburb woke up to find a strange note left in their mailboxes demanding they give away all their properties for free.

05/06 Fury over bonkers stat about Aussie property

Aussies are blowing up on social media after it was revealed only one per cent of taxpayers own nearly a quarter of all investment properties.

25/05 Landlords indicate further rent increase amid new taxes

Australians have been warned to strap in for further rent increases as landlords get hit with additional taxes under what’s been labelled the government’s attempt to “patch up holes in a leaking bucket”.

23/05 Covid debt levies to raise $8.6bn by 2027

Victorians will be hit with new Covid taxes to help ease the state’s massive debt under Daniel Andrews’ latest budget.

22/05 Rich Aussies told to ‘give away’ homes in wild letter

Residents of an affluent Victorian suburb have received an ominous warning to give away their homes and cars, or face dire consequences, in a bizarre letter left in their mailboxes.

19/05 What’s next for PM after his first year?

As Anthony Albanese marks one year in office on Sunday, he’s likely to have already set his mind on how to win over Australians for a second time when the next election is held sometime before the end of 2025.

16/05 ‘Lies’: Albo under fire as Greens fight heats up

Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather has accused Anthony Albanese of spreading lies about him as the debate over the government’s centrepiece housing policy takes another acrimonious turn.

16/05 Albo backs landlord tax break

Anthony Albanese has hosed down suggestions Labor will curtail tax breaks for Australians who own investment properties — at least before the next election.

09/05 ‘Dark future’: Australia’s big risk laid bare

Australia’s housing and rental crisis is continuing to worsen, with availability dwindling and prices skyrocketing due to demand.

12/04 Investor’s secrets behind $4.5mil property portfolio revealed

An immigrant who acquired eight homes in 16 years has revealed how an everyday Australian can build their own property portfolio with as little as $60,000.

29/03 Kochie stunned by dad and teen living in tent

A teen has shared his heartbreaking story of being forced to live in a park with his dad after Queensland’s rental crisis forced the pair out of their home and into a tent.

24/03 ‘Is this legal?’: Woman’s wild $800 per week rent increase

A devastated tenant has spoken out against “excessive” rent spikes after her one bedroom apartment underwent a shocking $250 a week increase.

21/03 Immigrant’s secret to buying 8 homes

When Sydney man Lakhwinder Singh arrived in Australia as a 21-year-old student, he only had $1800 to his name and spent some nights sleeping on the street.

20/02 Short-term rental ‘oversupply’ costing landlords hundreds

A leading real estate agent believes an oversupply of short-term rentals is partially to blame for the country’s rental crisis, arguing the influx in unoccupied homes is driving up rent and decreasing the number of long-term rentals available.

10/02 Boomers fed up with struggling Millennials

Aussie Boomers have hit back at younger generations who claim it was much easier to buy a home back in their day and that older people don’t understand the struggle first homebuyers are currently facing.

07/02 ‘Rate hikes chewed through my $50k pay rise’

Taylor and her husband Brent* have worked diligently to build their property portfolio over the past seven years. The Gold Coast couple own two local investment properties, and last year bought an owner/occupier home ahead of the birth of their first child in January.

01/01 Inside Pele’s personal life — three wives, six kids and more he didn’t ‘publicly recognise’

When Pelé ended his legendary, game-changing soccer career in 1977, he went out with a special rallying cry.