1950s home sells for first time in 54 years

1950s home sells for first time in 54 years
A DECEASED estate in the inner west smashed its reserve by $400,000 when it sold at auction for the first time in five decades.

Vendor makes $233k in two years

Vendor makes $233k in two years
BOUGHT for $525,000 two years ago, an Eastern Suburbs apartment made a tidy profit for its owner when it went under the hammer.

Renovated home fetches $3.29m

Renovated home fetches $3.29m
MORE than 100 groups came through this renovated house in Sydney’s lower north shore but in the end it came down to just two buyers.

Teardown fetches $1.88m at auction

Teardown fetches $1.88m at auction
A KNOCK-down rebuild in Sydney’s south has been snapped up for $130,000 above reserve.

Deceased estate smashes reserve

Deceased estate smashes reserve
STRONG competition from buyers at an unrenovated home in North Balgowlah resulted in the vendor pocketing $212,000 more than expected.

Melbourne property a cash machine

Melbourne property a cash machine
HAVE these crude Photoshop skills summed up Melbourne’s booming property market?

Property owners hit pay dirt

Property owners hit pay dirt
THIS unassuming piece of land in Melbourne’s east has grown in value by a staggering $2742 a day for the past two and a half years, almost double the Prime Minister’s salary.

Foreign investors pause as locals set new records

Foreign investors pause as locals set new records
FOREIGN investment guideline changes appear to have given offshore investors pause, but done nothing to slow record prices in Glen Waverley.

Building starts on apartment tower

Building starts on apartment tower
Construction has started on Toowong’s latest apartment tower, the $120 million Illumina at the corner of Lissner and Jephson streets.

Growing spaces for little minds

Growing spaces for little minds
Gone are the days of standard issue pink and blue — these days kids’ rooms can look so good it’s no longer a punishment for them to be sent for a time out.

Neighbours join up for better price

Neighbours join up for better price
FOUR neighbours in Melbourne’s east have joined up to sell their houses as one, hoping to capitalise on cashed up developers.

Mario Testino first guest at Bondi Pacific penthouse

Mario Testino first guest at Bondi Pacific penthouse
One of the world’s most famous fashion photographer was one of the first residents of glamour Bondi Pacific penthouse pad

Violent tenants take toll on Housing Trust staff

Violent tenants take toll on Housing Trust staff
VIOLENT and aggressive tenants are being blamed for Housing Trust staff taking more stress and sick leave than even prison guards, police and child-protection workers.

Where builder would put 19-home estate in Kent Town

Where builder would put 19-home estate in Kent Town
AN eastern suburbs property group wants to build a 19-home estate in Kent Town — and it’s lodged the plans for the proposed new residential development.

Train turned into a home

Train turned into a home
THIS home is a train enthusiast’s dream come true. A former train carriage has been converted into a luxurious home. Welcome aboard.

Grand digs tops national sales

Grand digs tops national sales
A TENNYSON Point mansion has gone for mega-bucks, placing in the nations top 10 residential sales for the week and breaking a record for the suburb.

New laws targeting agent underquoting

New laws targeting agent underquoting
AGENTS not sufficiently trained in property valuations will struggle under new underquoting legislation.

Side-by-side homes snapped up at auction

Side-by-side homes snapped up at auction
TWO homes located next to each other in Campsie sold together for more than $630,000 over reserve at auction today — a drawcard as a prime development site.

Why more buyers are investing with friends and siblings

Why more buyers are investing with friends and siblings
Sydney’s steep property value growth is forcing buyers to invest with a friend or sibling.

Grand mansion to smash price record

Grand mansion to smash price record
A PALATIAL home dubbed the best in Knox has set the property market alight with buyers from as far as China keen to buy it.

‘I’ve never given this advice in 40 years’

‘I’ve never given this advice in 40 years’
HIS name is synonymous with buying and selling houses in Melbourne, so why does Barry Plant say renting might be the way to go?

Internet essential to home hunters

Internet essential to home hunters
WHILE property hunting was once about location location location, these days it’s all having a solid internet connection.

Changing face of apartments

Changing face of apartments
House-like units with added communal extras are rapidly becoming the norm for Sydney’s finite land resources

The ‘burbs that hit the million-dollar mark

The ‘burbs that hit the million-dollar mark
MELBOURNE now boasts as many as 78 suburbs with median house prices of $1 million or more — and others are closing in. See which postcodes are set to hit the million-dollar mark.

French provincial stunner excites buyers

French provincial stunner excites buyers
A BLEND of international designs has created a masterpiece home with unrivalled comfort as properties in Glen Waverley reach for new levels of luxury.