Property
Six first home buyers fight for $1.33m Alexandria two-bedder
The bidders were all aged 20-30 and most had their parents along for support. Bidding opened at $1 million.
- by Carmen Forward
Exclusive
Title Deeds
Football club co-owner lists Mosman’s Victorian Gothic mansion Allowah
TITLE DEEDS: WSW co-owner Glenn Duncan is selling what is billed to be one of Mosman’s oldest homes, as former Macquarie Media boss Russell Tate lists one of the suburb’s largest apartments.
- by Lucy Macken
‘People tend to overlook it’: The best value suburb within 10km of the CBD
- by Kate Burke and Elizabeth Redman
Dream Homes
Title Deeds
Latest
When a million-dollar discount isn’t enough: Glamorous apartment seeks new buyer
Sanchia Brahimi’s apartment in Sydney’s landmark Finger Wharf offered a test of how high-end property values are tracking. It hasn’t gone well.
- by Lucy Macken
‘An ugly scene’: WA home owners in mortgage stress as repayments soar
Interest rates are starting to bite in Western Australia with new data showing the proportion of family income needed to meet loan repayments has jumped over the past year.
- by Sarah Brookes
‘An ugly scene’: Bleak outlook for Melbourne’s home buyers revealed
Rising interest rates have pushed down house prices in what should be good news for first home hopefuls, but a new report lays bare a bigger challenge.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
‘Living frugally won’t work’: Bleak outlook for Sydney home buyers
Sydney first home buyers are facing the toughest conditions in any housing market in the country, but some have got an option their peers don’t.
- by Kate Burke and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Investors spend $2.2 million on Glen Iris house they plan to knock down
The period house attracted four bidders at auction this weekend and its new owners, who spent more than $500,000 over the reserve, plan to demolish it and build townhouses.
- by Jean Bell
Six first home buyers fight for $1.33m Alexandria two-bedder
The bidders were all aged 20-30 and most had their parents along for support. Bidding opened at $1 million.
- by Carmen Forward
The faces of Sydney's rental crisis
Inspections for rentals are attracting more than double the prospective tenants than last year, as thousands of the city’s renters continue their search for a place to call home.
Football club co-owner lists Mosman’s Victorian Gothic mansion Allowah
TITLE DEEDS: WSW co-owner Glenn Duncan is selling what is billed one of Mosman’s oldest homes as former Macquarie Media boss Russell Tate lists one of the suburb’s largest apartments.
- by Lucy Macken
‘People tend to overlook it’: The best value suburb within 10km of Sydney’s CBD
Living close to the city centre isn’t cheap, but in some pockets house hunters will get much better bang for their buck - even by moving one suburb over.
- by Kate Burke and Elizabeth Redman
Clovelly house sells for $3.63 million to last-minute buyer
The man arrived at the auction late, before outbidding first home buyers and investors with a single offer.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Run-down Thornbury house sells for $940,000 at auction
The home needs a comprehensive renovation, but that did not stop two buyers from vying for the keys.
- by Jim Malo
Rich flippers: The who’s who defying the property downturn
Lending weight to the adage that it takes money to make money, some of Sydney’s well-heeled citizenry have made a motza flipping their real estate.
- by Lucy Macken
‘No one knows where it is’: The best value suburb within 10km of Melbourne’s CBD
It’s a little known locale that covers less than a single square kilometre and is home to fewer than 2000 people, but it’s starting to draw higher-end buyers.
- by Jim Malo
Renovate or detonate? The best-worst houses listed for $200,000 and up
Smashed walls, gaping holes in the roof and peeling paint might shock some home hunters, but others are pushing ahead with plans to flip or invest.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Hot Melbourne suburbs where the property market is defying the downturn
A handful of neighbourhoods are attracting keen competition at auction and property values are starting to inch higher, but will it last?
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Hot Sydney suburbs where property market is picking up
Having heard about 20 per cent price falls, buyers might get a shock if they turn up to an auction in these neighbourhoods.
- by Tawar Razaghi and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
The beer necessities: Sub-$700,000 cottage with a hidden bar
There’s no clue in the charming facade, but the buyer of this Victorian home won’t have to travel far to get an ale on tap.
- by Kristy Johnson
When the property market could reach a tipping point
The house price downturn has started to show signs of stabilising, but prices could start to drop again if a key threshold is reached.
- by Jim Malo
The floating house that has to be seen to be believed
Look up – a house floating high in Victoria’s mountain region has reinvented 1970s style.
- by Emily Power
One apartment block scored a gold star. What about its neighbour?
It’s a tale of two apartment buildings: One has passed stringent checks on construction quality, but the other may leave buyers cold.
- by Sue Williams