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Room without a view goes for $128,000

STEPHEN NICHOLLS 11:33am It was the cheapest property in Sydney to sell on the weekend, but it’s not for everyone.

Reserve likely to leave rates on hold

Andrew Wilson 1:23pm Strengthening auction market means significant price growth.

Terrace: Rough diamond set to get a good polish

Auctions: Sydney's rising tide

Auctions: Soaring demand cuts weeks off auction campaigns

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Prestige

Sydney's new dream address

STEPHEN NICHOLLS The new Eliza building overlooking Hyde Park is turning heads from Sydney to Shanghai.

Then and now

From 80 pounds to $1.5 million

TOBY JOHNSTONE After almost 110 years, this Queens Park family decided to test the market.

Mansions

No bubble trouble

STEPHEN NICHOLLS Even Melbourne's mansion owners are upbeat heading into what looks to be a strong spring.

Development

Cancer stigma

MARISSA CALLIGEROS The stigma associated with a cancer cluster at the ABC's former Brisbane headquarters will not stop people buying new apartments, the site's new owner says.

For sale

Punt Road brothel terraces for sale

SIMON JOHANSON The imposing Victorian terrace on Punt Road is up for sale.

These two winning projects will go head to head in November for the AIA national award for residential alterations

Home & Away: Design Trends

Collector's additions

Jenny Brown These two winning projects will go head to head in November for the AIA national award for residential alterations.

Flat Chat

Jimmy Thomson How much noise should we put up with in strata? Noise is part of normal life, but how much should we be prepared to tolerate, StrataLearner asks on the Forum. And how do you know if it's a building defect?

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A tale of two cities

1:02pm Sydney recorded another strong weekend while Melbourne took a breather for the grand final.

Redcourt

Melbourne's ultimate renovation

STEPHEN NICHOLLS Abandoned in 1996, Armadale's Redcourt now has price hopes of more than $10 million plus.

Chinese investor nabs mansion

STEPHEN NICHOLLS Buyer flew in on his private jet to purchase Toorak family home.

Results

And the winner is .. the inner west

Andrew Wilson Sydney’s hottest region on Saturday’s big auction day scored an amazing 95 per cent clearance.

Top end

Rush on prestige end of market

Lucy Macken, Stephen Nicholls, Antony Lawes A run of strong high-end property sales and more trophy homes are being offered to the market.

Fringe Furniture

Practical products and fun fantasies

Joanne Brookfield Some designers have taken the theme 'Make It True' literally, while others have opted for a whimsical take.

Distinct: The Moorish-revival facade of Flinders Street's Forum Theatre.

Urban Legends

Fantasy happened on the way to the Forum

Jenny Brown An early-20th-century shrine to opulence.

Title Deeds

Victorian gem full of character

ANTONY LAWES Sydney's bullish housing market is flushing out some unique waterfront properties that have been, what agents like to call, ''tightly held'' for decades