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One colleagfue recently converted house to granny flat capable and now does lots of overtime with live in child care at home; another colleague bought an acreage and has built cabins for both sets of parents down the back of the block....Don't laugh, it's true!

Good point. I know quite a few people who have given up totally on having kids, it's pretty hard to get financially secure and have kids, especially if you have parents on the pension who rent and need lots of support as well. You can't really afford to have them.

Just to comment on Boomtown querying the rent incerases -we went from paying $450 a week in one house to having to move and could not find anything anywhere near that price range. We are now paying $750 per week, for exactly the same suburb and exacty the same number of bedrooms. You don't call...

Totally agree with Sahs's comments -the state government thinks it can cling on by keeping stamp duty and land tax so high but all they are doing is killing the place. And as for Winston's comment about the migrants, that is so true! I was sitting in a pub having a drink with some friends...

Dear Winston, We have approached our employer a couple of times through our unions to have our workcentre relocated to the country (in return for paycuts) but they have not come to the party, and are now losing experienced staff who are fed up with Sydney housing issues. If I wait another 6...

Dear Winston, I am not sure where you are located, but I know quite a few people who are doing just that. Several of my colleagues (people earning over 100k) have taken in Japanese students, we have a guy who overnights in our spare sunroom (he commutes from the Gold Coast). I notice the ones...

Things people do to 'win' at rental open houses: Offer rent up front, say 6 months, or a year, as a cash deposit. Some people actually bring this to open house (insane, imagine if you lost it). Offer to paint/carpet/put in a new kitchen (handy if you are into trades anyway). Offer a resume...

Interesting replies! I should have been clearer and said it is for my own home. I had not planned on buying again but the rental market is the pitts, if I have to rent again next year in Sydney I would rather leave my job and switch careers. All that stuff that you see about the rental...

This is a very general question. I know it depends on suburb, property, is it a bargain - but am just wondering. The signs are confusing, are we now near the bottom of the market if rates go down more, or will the market still go down further? I read somewhere that lots of fixed terms are coming...