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Microburbs reveals Ashley Madison’s most adulterous suburbs in Australia

That’s right. We went through the credit card transactions from the Ashley Madison dump to find unique users and used this to identify the most adulterous places in the country – or at least the most curious about Ashley Madison. Showing postcodes with at least 1000 residents. We sort by % of adult population on […]

Five reasons why it’s racist to blame Chinese investors for Australia’s property bubble

We love Australia’s multi-ethnicity, tolerance and openness to other cultures – it’s the nation’s greatest strength. So alarm bells go off when we see headlines and stories like this in the mainstream Herald Sun newspaper. It’s not racist to point out these home truths At some Melbourne and Sydney schools, Australian-born children are outnumbered 10 […]

Chinese nationals aren’t the only foreigners splurging on Australian property

Over the past 12 months there has been much debate regarding the impact of Chinese investment on residential real estate. In one corner we have Simon Henry, CEO of Juwai, the Shanghai -based Chinese property portal, arguing that Chinese investment is propping up our economy and warning against tighter rules; “At a point when foreign […]

Top Ten things you hate about buying property in Sydney

It’s a world of pain out there! We talked to hundreds of home buyers, property investors and some realestate agents too (they also buy property!). These are their top ten hates. Please let us know if you think we have it wrong! Number 10: Driving round every Saturday looking at properties that don’t resemble the […]

Five reasons the Chinese Nouveau Riche want your home

It can be pretty frustrating trying to buy Australian property in areas popular with the Chinese buyers. Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne are seeing Chinese money pouring into realestate with no sign of a slow down. While there has been some public backlash and a crack down on agents skirting foreign investment rules, the boom is […]

The inconvenient truth about suburbs

It’s easy to be fooled by a suburb name. Even very expensive suburbs have bad neighbourhoods. It could be a busy road, a public housing block or a noisy hotel. If you bought there before finding out you probably don’t want to talk about it until you can sell. Buying a cheaper property in a […]

Five reasons Sydney Mega Councils might improve your life

With so many councils trying to block the NSW Government’s push for amalgamation and claiming mega councils will be the end of local democracy, we thought we would look at the contrary position. Here are five reasons mega councils could improve things for most citizens. 1. Lower rates Consolidating staff and service infrastructure will reduce […]

Sydney’s second airport set to transform the city

After decades of argument, procrastination and deeply democratic consultation, Sydney is finally moving ahead with its urgently needed second airport. Located at Badgery’s Creek in Western Sydney, the airport will drive social and economic change in the local area and underpin growth in Sydney and NSW in general. Work has commenced with the airport planned […]