Realestate News
Stamp duty - outdated for decades
STAMP duty is keeping home buyers out of the property market thanks to outdated tax brackets that haven't changed since 1986.
For sale: Dream homes in your city
YOU will be soaking in luxury by Christmas if you buy one of these super mansions this weekend, of course the problem is which one to choose.
Ex-PM's house a hit online
HAVE A PEEK: ONLINE views for Julia Gillard's recently listed former house have soared far above those normally seen in the area.
What today's home buyers want
ARE there certain features that sway buyers to select one home over another? Definitely.
At risk of losing your home?
MOST people who buy a property can rest assured their ownership is secure. But some circumstances can up-end that security.
Butt ugly purple house for sale
MAUVE rooms are best if you are under 8 or over 80, but the owners of this purple pad hope its violet theme has wide appeal to buyers. Brace yourself.
Feng shui boosts homes sales
YOUR home will appeal to more buyers if you put some feng shui techniques to work.
Mansion has it all for $13.8m
IT is the ultimate in rural opulence - a home with a helipad, cinema, and enough room to build your own golf course.
Ricky moves into ex-PM's residence
RICKY Stuart loves a celebrity mansion. He once owned Ian Thorpe's home and has now moved into Kevin Rudd's old house.
Property frenzy not so super
THE $530 billion squirrelled away by mums and dads in self-managed super has never had much exposure to real estate, nothing they need to lose sleep over … until the government changes the rules.
Australia vulnerable to property bubble
EVEN for an economist from New York with its fabled cost of living, prices in Australia's property market seem high.
Property sale comes with barnyard animals
COUNTRY properties often come on the market but few include all the barnyard animals.
Entire town all yours for $17 million
WHY buy just one home when you can own a whole town, complete with dozens of houses, a pub, shop and beach?
Loan packages deliver big discounts
BORROWERS can shave thousands of dollars a year off their mortgages with loan packages, writes Anthony Keane.
Size in the city doesn't matter
SOME are smaller than an average garage but, with tiny city apartments are fetching huge prices.
Duo on fraud charges over 'green diamond'
CHARGES alleging a multimillion-dollar property swindle have been laid against the directors of a UK-registered company who once boasted a $500 million budget for Australian real estate acquisitions.
House prices on upward march
AUSTRALIAN capital city house prices rose in the September quarter on the back of record low interest rates.
Siblings squabble over $1m house
A MAN fighting to have his sister booted out of their dead mother's million-dollar property says she has demanded $100,000 to end the stand-off.
City cop shop for sale
FOR sale. Police station complete with padded cell and exercise yards. SEE INSIDE
'Vendors prefer young agents'
WHICH real estate agent do you choose: the fresh face or the face from bus stop billboards of the past 20 years?
Homes our first love
AUSTRALIANS make buying their first home more of a priority than getting married.
Mt Druitt hits million-dollar mark
IT is modest in size and middle-aged but that didn't stop a buyer shelling out $1.066m for this Mount Druitt home.
Vendors cash in on auctions
BUMPER crowds and energetic bidding rounded off one of the biggest auction weekends in Australia's largest housing markets.
Avoid mortgage pain when rates rise
YOU can bet that interest rates on are the way up, but mortgage holders can prepare ahead to avoid hip pocket pain. Here's how.
Billionaire builds $421m man cave
AN ex used car dealer is linking his two mansions almost a kilometre apart with a tunnel to create one of the world's largest - and most expensive - homes.
Pile of rubble for $1.25 million
IT has no rooms, no ceilings and rubble on the floor but a Sydney terrace is expected to fetch more than $1.25 million.
TV makeover home destroyed in fire
A HOME featured in a hit reality TV show has been burnt to the ground in the NSW bushfires.
Second casino 'suicidal' proposal
BRISBANE will be committing economic suicide if it builds a second casino, warns Treasury Casino owners Echo Entertainment.
Super idea but beware of pitfalls
MUM-and-dad investors are taking the plunge into SMSFs to buy property, but they should consider what would happen if the government decided to tax the living daylights out of it.
Not wise to pay off the mortgage
PAYING off a home loan faster is often seen as a sign of financial success, but the mortgage is the last of your household debts you should be trying to wipe out.
Housing bubble talk popped
WHEN there is talk of a housing bubble, it pays to understand what is really being said, writes Michael Matusik.
Old homes, whopping profits
YOU don't need to own a multi-million dollar home to win big in the Melbourne property market.
Dear neighbours, are you selling?
A SAVVY couple tired of waiting for their dream home to come on the market has gone on the offensive, hand-delivering 1000 letters begging someone to sell them a house..
Australia's cheapest units
FIND out where you can buy a unit close to a capital city and near the beach for under $100,000.
It pays to listen to property cops
NO matter how badly you may want to sign it, there are four other opinions that could make or break a property contract.
Lifting kids up the property ladder
PARENTS assisting their children buy property should enter the arrangement with their eyes wide open.
Perth pips Sydney for priciest homes
AUSTRALIA'S median house prices range from the cost of a car to several million, reflecting the two-speed property market.
RBA hints at rate cut
THE RBA has again used the minutes of its monthly board meeting to signal its willingness to cut rates, although not right away.
Margaret Olley's terrace up for sale
IT LOOKS like any other Sydney terrace but when Margaret Olley's home goes on the market, buyers will be vying for a slice of Australian history.
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