Think of one generation ago. Everyone pretty much worked their way up the corporate ladder in a couple of companies. They got married, bought a house, had kids, retired as full home owners and are now smugly sipping sangrias as I type this in a café nursing a cold,...

Buying property either to live in or for investment is probably the biggest financial transaction you’ll ever do. So, as we approach the end of the second decade of the 21st century, why is the buying process still such a headache? Let’s think...