Owning a dog can delay homeownership by two and a half years, so be sure to do the maths to ensure you can afford a puppy.
Kim Macdonald
The broad sense of loneliness and disconnection among young people today strikes me as the most concerning aspect of the Youth in Focus report.
Contrary to a famous quip by author Mark Twain, in some property markets, they are still making land.
AI is continually surprising us with its abilities. Who would have ever thought bots could get university students to achieve better test results than the best Harvard tutors?
One train station car bay for every 2000 train trips is a low ratio. Ironically, more car bays will boost train useage.
Seniors are a great fit for city life — with oodles of spare time, cash to enjoy its cultural highlights and amenities in walking distance. So why don’t we have seniors’ towers like we do for students?
Perth has never really embraced medium density housing - or done it well. But Europe can teach us how charming mid rise life can be.
Just as Howard’s battlers were won over by the introduction of first home buyers grants in the late 90s, the same cohort will be rushing to polling booth.
WA dads offer their advice to high school and university graduates on how to approach life.
Money can buy happiness - or at least save you stress - and other advice for graduates from Perth mums
Society has long been asleep while so many woman have suffered under coercive control, assuming they would just leave a relationship if it was really bad. But it does not always work that way.
Today’s social media users are like the smokers of the 1930s - we are guinea pigs - because neither generation knew the full consequences of their actions.
The State Government protects itself against delays when it builds through liquidated damages, but mum and dad builders are expected to just cop it when their homes hit a standstill.
In the jeonse system, instead of a monthly rent, tenants pay a one-time deposit typically worth 50 to 80 per cent of the market value of the property. It is returned two years later when the lease expires.
The key test for the State Government will be how it allocates funding for housing. Will it go to established communities that need housing diversity? Or will it simply be used to populate new Metronet areas?
The move to boost shelters for women and children escaping domestic violence in the Federal Budget is a great start. But it will barely make a dent in the broader crisis.
In many conversations around town, Melbourne is used as an adjective rather than a noun. ‘It’s very Melbourne,’ we say when we hang a chandelier in a laneway.
Self-storage has become a lucrative industry, thanks to our great love of stuff.
To put it bluntly, I think it is time to debate the State Government’s Per Cent for Art program.
Only a quarter of property investors build new homes, but there is a way to get them too boost housing supply.
Who is responsible for the repair bill when a home is sold — buyers or sellers?
New Year, healthy new you, and Instagram is here to help — apparently.
My five-year-old daughter passes the marshmallow test with flying colours — yet the State Government has shown no such ability.
Should landlords be forced to put ceiling fans in rental properties?
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