12 October 2026
What you need to know about real estate buyers’ agents
Prospective home buyers should proceed with plenty of caution.
Property and real estate
Advice on buying and selling property, home loans, renters’ rights and more.
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4 June 2026
Real estate agents caught charging NSW renters illegal fees
One agency alone accounted for 2000 instances of illegal fees to 800 renters.
28 April 2026
How to avoid a rental scam
Home-hunters are being fleeced by scammers. Here’s how to make sure a rental is the real deal.
8 April 2026
Real estate agents pressuring renters to use third-party apps
Tenants feel they have no choice despite privacy and fee concerns.
Latest
19 March 2026
Where do the millions in rental bond interest go?
10 December 2025
Rickety rental homes too costly to heat or cool
29 September 2025
Rental rights are gaining ground, but some parts of Australia are being left behind
28 July 2025
Rent bidding is now illegal, but tenants say it’s still happening
15 October 2024
What will an end to no-grounds evictions mean for NSW renters?
13 September 2024
Inquiry overdue into secret payments in strata insurance
8 August 2024
Housing crisis ahead: Protesters set up camp in middle of busy Melbourne road
22 April 2024
No-grounds evictions taking a heavy toll on renters
22 March 2024
Is it the beginning of the end for rent bidding?
5 December 2023
How one TikToker took on the real estate industry
8 November 2023
First Nations community wins landmark legal battle in NT
26 September 2023
Homeless for Christmas? Discrimination locking First Nations people out of housing
5 June 2023
Queenslanders facing unaffordable rent increases
15 February 2023
How to break a rental lease
20 January 2023
Black mould and renters’ rights
19 January 2023
Tenant databases and blacklists – what can landlords and agents list about you?
5 January 2023
Rental rights you didn’t know you had
21 November 2022
Renters seeking compensation for substandard housing
30 November 2021
‘Huge win for renters’ – landlord insurers change policies following CHOICE campaign
14 September 2021