PHOTO: New research has revealed Aussie women — like Natasha Nagel who recently bought her own home — are much more likely than men to be planning real estate moves. Picture: Tony Gough

WOMEN are winning the battle of the sexes in the property sphere, as financial challenges like the gender pay gap and taking time off work to have kids push them to find alternative income streams.

This is the finding of Westpac’s latest Home Ownership Report, which reveals Aussie women are now much more likely than men to be planning real estate action in the next five years.

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