Michael Pascoe: Property prices + interest rise threat = Clickbait

When not promoting the government’s shakedown of Google and Facebook, the main focus of media companies is attracting eyeballs in the hope of subsequently gaining a few pennies from advertisers.

And that, folks, is why we have clickbait.

Wardrobe malfunctions, anything real or imagined about the Royal family, two-headed snakes and frightening new diseases are great eyeball catchers – but if you’re a finance journalist, it’s difficult to work them into the business pages. 

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'Driveway to nowhere' going under the hammer in Penrith

It is the property with the driveway that will take you to the home of your dreams. One thing though - you'll have to build your dream home first. In a cul-de-sac at Leonay, at the toes of the feet of the Blue Mountains, the 632-square-metre block

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Australian housing prices tipped to bounce back in 2021, except inner-city units: economists

Home prices are set to rise in all Australian capital cities in 2021, economists predict, buoyed by low interest rates, an improving economy and government stimulus. But they warn inner-city apartment prices in Melbourne and Sydney will continue to fall, 

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