The city’s median house price has fallen again, and some experts believe this is an opportune time to get into the market.

Finder and PropTrack analysis has revealed that a Melburnian needs to be earning $70,000 more than they were just four years ago to be able to afford a typical house.

The NSW Labor government will delay introducing its legislation to ban no-grounds evictions until next month in a bid to sell the reforms to landlords, who are warning that some investors will flee the state’s property market if the long-promised changes are introduced.

In the midst of a housing crisis, roughly 12 million bedrooms sit empty — but housemates Marjorie Johnston and Sabrina James reckon they’ve hit on a solution.

Premier Roger Cook said the rental reforms would give tenants more “certainty in their budgets” but advocates say more protections are needed.

Pets and minor modifications such as hanging pictures or installing new shower heads will be allowed in most rental properties as a new tranche of rental reforms take effect on Monday.

The cost-of-living crisis is being felt in many households, and while landlords have been highly maligned for rising rent prices, they’ve also had to bear the brunt of interest rate hikes and rising mortgage costs.

There’s something a little unusual going on in Melbourne. No, it’s not carrot man or fake seizure guy. Rather, it’s got to do with the property market.

Australia’s housing market is experiencing “an exodus of investors” according to Jonathan Chancellor.

A huge percentage of homes for sale in each of these investor hotspots has been ripped from the rental pool over the past year.

More than 100 Victorian areas have had landlords behind a worryingly high number of residential home sales. Search the most-affected areas.

ABS data shows a spike in dwelling approvals for May, but questions remain whether this will be enough to keep pace with housing demand.