The drawing board
Family beach home is a shack no longer
Trisha Croaker For more than 20 years, Milton and Alma Roxanas welcomed family and friends to a modest two-bedroom fibro beach shack at Avoca Beach.
New home sales at lowest level since 1994
CHRIS ZAPPONE New home sales have plunged to their lowest in 18 years in the latest sign of Australia's struggling real estate sector.
Private Property: New kids on The Block as stars shine
That 70s show too much for residents to bear
Market Wrap VIC: Confused about the market? We all are
Baa-d news as pet owner loses $150,000 Supreme Court sheep battle
Editor's Picks
Renovation
Unwanted terrace lacked only buyers with vision
Trisha Croaker When Susan and Robert Feltaous found their dream home in Annandale it was a house ''no one wanted, and that couldn't be sold''.
Moveable feat of retailing
Mary O'Brien Pop-up shops and impromptu appearances tickle the crowds.
Sydney's top 20 sales
Margie Blok Waterfront estates usually hold the crown, not this year.
Architects
Primacy of the setting
Jenny Brown Veteran Peter Stutchbury has turned working to the conditions into an art.
Suburb focus: Blue Mountains
Lucy Macken The magic of the Blue Mountains has long drawn the lifestyle buyer and weekender crowd, but now investors are pursuing its other attractive attributes.
Tall and thin the new fashion for Melbourne developers
Simon Johanson A sculpted glass skyscraper planned for the corner of Queen and Bourke Streets will be Melbourne's second tallest residential tower once it is built.
Renovating: Green lights, red tape and heartbreak
Toby Johnstone A long tale of stress, strain, heritage battles and a new home in Balmain.
Gloat of many colours: Melbourne sweeps colour awards
Philip Hopkins The Royal Children's Hospital takes out the grand prix title in the 2012 Dulux colour awards for its innovative use of colour.
Domain
Positive news for housing market
Rate cut is good news for property market. Andrew Wilson reports. (01:03)