Analysis

When you're stuck in yet another gridlocked traffic commute, it's hard to remember there are parts of the world where it's so much worse. Here's how our capital cities stack up.

Barangaroo is Sydney's most talked-about harbourside community, but for its residents, there's more to it than the headlines.

With demand for this lifestyle city booming, investors can expect to make great returns as prices continue to rise.

From vertical gardens and solar panels to rooftop chook runs and vegetable gardens, innovative homeowners are making sustainability a priority for their homes.

Future-proofing your investment property doesn't need to cost a fortune, and these often overlooked changes can increase your returns.

Houses that have been on the market for six months or longer are usually there because they are overpriced or have something wrong with them – but in today's market, that's not putting buyers off.

The property market has picked up pace again, with national dwelling values up 2.2 per cent in the space of just one month, the latest data shows.

Zoom auctions, Zoom Pilates, quarantining and pivoting. Some things are now second nature to Melburnians, and the 70 per cent clearance rate and big result for an inner-city terrace shows the comfort at buying and selling online during a lockdown.

The dowdy four-bedroom abode last changed hands 50 years ago, sparking a thrilling auction that set a land price record for the suburb of Concord.

A local family paid $5.45 million for the inner-city paradise, which was the second-highest sale under the hammer in Australia at the weekend.