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Jeff Franklin mansion

Full House creator selling mansion linked to Manson murders for $117m

Jeff Franklin’s opulent Beverly Hills estate comes with a waterfall, a shark tank and a link to one of Hollywood’s most infamous crimes.

  • by James Robinson
Top Ryde Shopping Centre

With house prices through the roof, is it time for Plan B?

After house prices ran away in 2021, some property pundits are tipping units to grow in popularity - and price - in 2022.

  • by Tawar Razaghi

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Hundreds of homes were scheduled for auction in January, despite the bulk of sellers waiting for after Australia Day to list to their property.

Auction market off to early start as listings spike

Australia’s auction market got off to an early start in 2022, with hundreds of homes already going under the hammer this year.

  • by Kate Burke
Jeff Franklin mansion

Full House creator selling mansion linked to Manson murders for $117m

Jeff Franklin’s opulent Beverly Hills estate comes with a waterfall, a shark tank and a link to one of Hollywood’s most infamous crimes.

  • by James Robinson
Top Ryde Shopping Centre

With house prices through the roof, is it time for Plan B?

After house prices ran away in 2021, some property pundits are tipping units to grow in popularity - and price - in 2022.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
Strong demand for Fairlight and surrounding suburbs on the northern beaches is tipped to continue in 2022.

The Sydney suburbs expert buyers and sellers have their eyes on

Lifestyle locations, suburbs with new infrastructure and neighbourhoods offering more value for money are tipped to be in demand this year.

  • by Kate Burke
This timber fisherman’s cottage is for sale for $27.5 million to $30 million.

‘Liveable’ timber beach house listed for $30 million

This charming cottage’s most luxurious feature is hydronic heating, and it’s already had an offer from buyers keen on the location, location, location.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Homeowners have been selling homes on the Bellarine and Mornington peninsulas for hundreds of thousands in profit since COVID hit,

No signs of hot coastal holiday home market cooling, yet

Despite record prices, buyers are still flocking to popular beachside holiday spots across Victoria to buy a home, while others are cashing in.

  • by Melissa Heagney
Median house prices in the local government area of Kiama reached $1,360,000, growing 81.3 per cent in the past five years to September 2021 on Domain data. It now rivals Sydney’s median house price.

‘Missed the boat’: Is the dream of a holiday home over?

The idea of a humble summer house in sleepy coastal retreats has all but sailed into distance for many average families. So, who is buying them now?

  • by Tawar Razaghi
Owners and managers of short letting accommodation will have new rules to abide by from February 1.

Can’t clap, can’t cheer: Law gets slap and jeers from Qld holiday lessors

Fears tourism in a Queensland holiday hotspot could be ruined have boiled over as the council prepares to introduce a contentious short-stay letting law.

  • by Jocelyn Garcia
Crowds are capped at 50 per cent at this year’s Australian Open.

Open crowd caps give fans the advantage on accommodation

Tennis fans looking for last-minute accommodation are likely to find plenty of choice and perhaps a discount as the latest virus outbreak puts a cap on crowds.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
The Gold Coast was the highest-ranked Australian city on a new list of top holiday destinations.

How much it costs to buy a home in Australia’s top holiday spots

A new ranking of top holiday destinations as voted by travellers features a string of Australian cities. Here’s how much it costs to turn your vacation into a staycation.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Villa Aurora

Mamma mia! Got a spare $740 million for this Italian masterpiece?

The price of an Italian villa with a Caravaggio masterpiece on the ceiling will be slashed by almost $150 million after it failed to sell at auction.

  • by Elisabetta Povoledo
Nurses are among the essential workers  who can struggle to find an affordable rental.

Rental ‘tragedy’ pricing out the essential workers who are keeping cities running

The housing affordability crisis is leaving essential workers – many of whom kept the country going during lockdown – increasingly facing rental stress.

  • by Kate Burke
Westbank, a clifftop mansion in Sorrento, sold for $30 million.

Sorrento mansion sets clifftop record in $30m secret sale

An ultra-prestige property sale on the Mornington Peninsula has set a new benchmark for clifftop homes in the coastal hotspot.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Perth house prices could continue to rise as borders reopen.

When WA’s hard border comes down, will property prices go up?

Perth’s house prices could see another small boom once borders reopen and people start to return to the property market.

  • by Melissa Heagney
Bendigo has been attracting tree-changers from Melbourne.

The town where almost every home makes a profit, but not everyone wins

The growth – welcomed by sellers – has made it more challenging for locals to save a deposit as the market runs away.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
auction

How do you make a $270,000 profit? Sell your property in a pandemic

There wasn’t much for sale, and lots of people stuck at home wanted to move somewhere bigger and better. But sellers’ profits during lockdown depended on what - and where - they were offering.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Novak Djokovic’s real estate portfolio

Novak Djokovic is heading home. Question is, which home to choose?

After his sensational deportation from Australia, Novak Djokovic has a string of prestige homes around the world to choose from.

  • by Kate Burke
Fancy a dip in Bill Papas’ pool?

Fresh record expected for Bill Papas’ waterfront holiday home

Hot on the heels of selling alleged fraudster Bill Papas’ home in Rozelle last week, liquidators have put up for sale the colourful soccer identity’s luxury holiday home on the NSW Central Coast.

  • by Sarah Danckert
This home is free to a good home.

Four-bedroom house offered free, with just one catch

It’s the home that’s free to a good home, you just need to pay the relocation costs and have somewhere to house it.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Shore and ore

Shore and ore: Two factors driving record rent rises

The top 10 places for rent increases around Australia are either coastal holiday hotspots or resources towns.

  • by Sue Williams
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