Developers and builders are copping a hit of tens of thousand of dollars by covering stamp duty for first-home buyers.
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Former Moonee Ponds home of Bill Shorten sells at auction for more than $3m
The family who paid opposition leader Bill Shorten and his ex-wife Debbie Beale $1.75 million for their outgoing marital home in Moonee Ponds eight years ago, sold it last Saturday for $3.01 million – a 72 per cent capital gain.
Secure Parking CEO Garth Mathews selling his Mona Vale mansion
Garth Mathews, founder and joint chief of Australia’s largest car parking business, Secure Parking, is selling his designer home in Mona Vale for between $4.5 million and $5 million.
How a pack rat and a minimalist can find harmony at home
Firstly, both sides need to give a little.
The Southern Highlands, where prestige property prices have risen 76 per cent in five years
The lure of a country life with decidedly upmarket conveniences makes the Southern Highlands an enticing option, writes Sue Williams.
From toxic dump to hotspot: Rhodes, the Sydney suburb that’s risen from the dead
For decades, Sydneysiders gave this heavily contaminated industrial zone along the Parramatta River a wide berth.
The millionaires in competition over the most expensive homes on the Gold Coast
Six of the most expensive properties for sale right now on the Gold Coast are collectively worth nearly $80 million…
Why 2017 is the ‘the year to watch’ for the Brisbane apartment market
It comes a week after the Reserve Bank flagged potential tighter lending standards because of the “looming oversupply of apartments in Brisbane in particular”.
Pop star Katy Perry wins case against elderly nuns allowing her to buy convent after two-year battle
After a legal battle spanning nearly two years, a judge has ruled in favour of pop star Katy Perry in her bid to buy a Los Angeles convent from a group of nuns.
House and unit prices continue to rise in Canberra: ABS
House and unit prices have continued to rise in Canberra but not as fast as many of our interstate counterparts.