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The Sydney regions with the lowest and highest turnover of homes
About one in every 17 homes sold across Greater Sydney during the past year, with home owners in some lifestyle locations particularly keen to cash in on strong price growth.
- by Kate Burke
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Nicole Kidman buys fifth apartment in same building
Investment advice to always buy what you know isn’t lost on Nicole Kidman, who has purchased a fifth apartment in Milsons Point’s Latitude building.
- by Lucy Macken
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What happens when a property passes in at auction?
As property prices fall, some buyers hesitate to bid on auction floors in the hope of picking up a bargain later. But what if their rival is trying the same tactic?
- by Elizabeth Redman
Nicole Kidman buys fifth apartment in same building
Investment advice to always buy what you know isn’t lost on Nicole Kidman, who has purchased a fifth apartment in Milsons Point’s Latitude building.
- by Lucy Macken
Sell or stay put? Where more Victorians are trading places
John and Yuko Peavey recently upsized their home in Ferntree Gully, jumping at the opportunity to buy in a market where a lower percentage of people have been selling.
- by Melissa Heagney
The Sydney regions with the lowest and highest turnover of homes
About one in every 17 homes sold across Greater Sydney during the past year, with home owners in some lifestyle locations particularly keen to cash in on strong price growth.
- by Kate Burke
Mother bidding for first homebuyer son nabs $1.625m Northcote house
The auction for the stylish home was over in just 12 bids, and the victors beat three other parties, who were undeterred by the latest rise in interest rates.
- by Melissa Heagney
Cabarita house sold for $4.72 million to buyers who plan to knock it down
The auction of an original-condition home surrounded by modern mansions on the waterside attracted three bidders who competed for the block next door six years ago.
- by Kate Burke
Australia’s most expensive boat shed gets a Murdoch makeover
The Point Piper vintage boat shed Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch bought last year for $38.5 million is set for a renovation.
- by Lucy Macken
More like a real home than clinical retirement living
Retirement homes have had a bad-wrap over recent years with clinical rooms leading off sterile corridors and shared bathroom facilities.
- by Stephen Crafti
The $65m-$70m mansion poised to shatter Victorian price record
The colossal Toorak mansion and estate, priced at $65 million to $70 million, is a few days away from officially hitting the market and photos have not yet been released.
- by Emily Power
Australia ranks fourth on global property risk list. Will we dodge it?
Australia is one of the most likely countries in the world to experience property price falls, a new ranking shows, but the drops might not be as deep as priced-out buyers hope.
- by Elizabeth Redman
‘Pretty wow’: Sydney’s most-searched suburbs by home hunters
Sydney’s most in-demand suburbs are – unsurprisingly – mostly in coastal pockets, but there is one exception.
- by Kate Burke
Perth empty nesters who rent out spare rooms or downsize should get a tax break: expert
There are 13 million spare bedrooms across Australia and many of them belong to empty nesters still living in large family homes long after their children have flown the coop.
- by Sarah Brookes
House prices are falling, but buyer beware of holding out for a better deal
Some property buyers are putting off their purchase, banking on finding a cheaper home later this year, but experts warn trying to pick the bottom of the market has risks.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Emma Stone sells Malibu Beach house for more than $6 million
Perched on a cliff overlooking the North Pacific coastline, the La La Land star’s vogue abode boasts three bedrooms, two bathrooms and sits on a 12,950 square metre block.
- by James Robinson
Stamp duty catch: what happens when it’s time to sell?
First home buyers could get into the market sooner under a NSW plan to let them avoid stamp duty. But when it’s time to sell, experts warn there’s a catch.
- by Elizabeth Redman
‘Weight off our shoulders’: First home buyers welcome property tax
First home buyers have welcomed the option to swap stamp duty for an annual property tax, saying it would help them into the housing market sooner.
- by Kate Burke
Ex-Crown boss Rob Rankin sells Woollahra trophy home for $35 million
The former Crown chairman never did return to Sydney to appear at the Bergin casino inquiry, but that hasn’t stopped him selling his Sydney home for $35 million.
- by Lucy Macken
Where essential workers can buy in Sydney under the shared equity scheme
Essential workers who qualify for the trial of the NSW shared equity scheme could choose an apartment closer to the Sydney CBD or a house further away, analysis of data shows.
- by Melissa Heagney
Essential workers’ home buyer scheme welcomed amid wider crisis
Experts have welcomed a NSW state government plan to help essential workers buy homes, but warn it won’t solve the housing affordability crisis and may push up prices.
- by Sue Williams
Google co-founder drops $18m on Pink’s former Malibu estate
The news comes as the world’s sixth-richest man and his wife Nicole Shanahan file for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.
- by James Robinson