Coronavirus

Rising house prices are slowing the economic productivity of capital cities across Australia, plunging the country into a housing situation that one expert has described as a 'human rights crisis'.

Homes were once always ready for visitors, with cups of tea and snacks on hand. But the pandemic may now have put an end to spontaneous visits from friends and family.

Victoria's stamp duty discounts end on June 30 with those who do not have enough money to cover the costs facing some tough decisions.

When it comes to home design, there is a 'new normal', with people’s expectations well and truly transformed by the COVID era.

Despite delayed campaigns because of the coronavirus-related lockdown, buyers were still keen to find their next home and the bayside was a target.

The four-bedroom home in the inner west sold for more than $2 million above what the vendors had paid for it just three years ago.

Melbourne locals continued undeterred on their search to buy a bigger home in their own neighbourhood.

The home in Burwood in Sydney's west sold for $300,000 above the price it was passed in at and also set a sales record for the suburb.

The home in Armadale was sold at one of many delayed auctions at the weekend, with vendors waiting until Melbourne's two-week COVID-19 lockdown restrictions ended.

Melbourne households are bracing for further energy bill shocks, as the latest lockdown to help slow the spread of COVID-19, coincided with the start of winter.