Realestate News
Penthouse sets record at $2.2m
The first penthouse sold in nbh at Lachlan’s Line has set the record at record $2.2 million. The three-bedroom home was one of 300 on offer in stage two of the Greenland Australia project.
Penthouse perfection in Surfers
Almost three decades since entrepreneur Ron Bakir started “Crazy Ron’s” mobile-phone chain, the luxury developer has once again lived up to his name, creating an equally “crazy” $12.5m penthouse.
Couple liked homes so they bought two
Feng and Barry Neal were so impressed by Oxford Central that they bought not one but two two-bedroom apartments in the $260 million development close to Epping station.
Celebrity hotspot hits market
TOUR the Broadbeach Waters home where celebrities have stayed and scenes from the Schapelle Corby telemovie were filmed.
A-listers jump into selling season
WITH the spring selling season in full swing, some of Mosman’s more notable residents — including breakfast television star Mark Beretta — are on the move listing their multi-million dollar homes.
Suburbs where homes sure to sell
The clearance rate for northern district auctions has hit 95 per cent compared to Sydney’s turnover of 86.08 per cent. Of the 40 properties that went to auction, only two were passed in.
Sale before auction smashes record
A SINNAMON Park property has sold three days before auction for $1.64 million, smashing the street record by close to $300,000.
Surge in million dollar suburbs out west
SYDNEY’S property boom has seen nine suburbs in the Greater Parramatta region join the once exclusive million dollar club in the past 12 months.
Land cost escalates across capitals
IF you think the cost of designer tapware, finishings, and furnishings are what’s driving up the cost of a new home, think again — it’s something much more down to earth.
Units puts zing back into soft markets
WHILE Perth’s market has softened, some pockets have realised strong growth in unit sales — these are the metro area’s improving suburbs.
Pinjarra at peak of Peel price rise
PINJARRA is leading the pack for median price growth in the Peel region, according to latest figures from CoreLogic RP Data.
Concerns over complaints system
NSW Fair Trading’s new complaints register may lead to an unfair representation of real estate agents, according to the industry’s peak body.
How to renovate for a profit
THE women behind Three Birds Renovations are showing average Aussie homeowners how to turn dumps into dollars.
Mansion smashes reserve by $290k
A LUXURY property in Sydney’s inner west has sold for nearly double the suburb’s median house price at a hotly contested auction today.
House price pushed up as suburb in hot demand
STOCK shortages in Sydney’s eastern suburbs pushed the sale price of this Randwick home $350,000 above its $2.4 million reserve.
Dumpy terrace smashes reserve
A DERELICT terrace with mouldy walls sold for $1.36 million at a Surry Hills auction today more than 24 times its last sale price.
Election does little to cool hot Sydney market
TODAY’S election is doing little to cool Sydney’s hot property market, with an Artarmon house smashing its reserve price by more than $300,000 at an auction this morning.
Sydney’s real ‘Golden Mile’
No, we’re not talking about the Kings Cross strip, but the unlikely suburb with a prestige pocket to rival the eastern suburbs and north shore. Just look at these homes.
Inner city unit blocks put on ice
PROPERTY developers put off by the glut of new apartment buildings and building costs are pulling the breaks on construction.
The suburb no one wants to leave
GOLD Coasters hold on to properties in one particular suburb longer than anywhere else, new research reveals.
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
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
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
A KNOCK-down rebuild in Sydney’s south has been snapped up for $130,000 above 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.
