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Auction at 128 Empress Avenue, Kingsville..

Young couple nabs $1.35 million Kingsville home in post-auction deal

The three-bedroom home’s ceiling sprung a small leak during the downpour on Saturday morning, but it didn’t deter the eventual buyers.

  • by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Gayle Vetrone and husband Malcolm Sharp are selling their recently renovated Williamstown home.

The Melbourne suburbs where home buyers get the most bang for their buck

Home buyers are chasing lifestyle goals and can make their budget stretch further if they know where to look.

  • by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss

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The Double Bay house owned by the family of the late Basil Ireland last traded in 1978 for $200,000.

Double Bay waterfront trophy home listed for $45m, sells for $10m less

It was the first time the house sold in 45 years, and well-heeled neighbours include the Lowy family and former garbo Ian Malouf.

  • by Lucy Macken
Auction at 128 Empress Avenue, Kingsville..

Young couple nabs $1.35 million Kingsville home in post-auction deal

The three-bedroom home’s ceiling sprung a small leak during the downpour on Saturday morning, but it didn’t deter the eventual buyers.

  • by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
21 Glen Shian Crescent, Mount Eliza is up for sale.

Thirteen of our favourite houses for sale across Victoria right now

From trendy inner-city pads to sleek coastal getaways, these are some of the best homes on the market in Victoria right now.

  • by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
1B Paradise Avenue, Avalon Beach

Eleven of our favourite NSW homes on the market

From penthouses and classic terraces to beachside beauties and sprawling country estates, we’ve rounded up the best homes for sale in NSW right now.

  • by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
Gayle Vetrone and husband Malcolm Sharp are selling their recently renovated Williamstown home.

The Melbourne suburbs where home buyers get the most bang for their buck

Home buyers are chasing lifestyle goals and can make their budget stretch further if they know where to look.

  • by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
The Queen Anne Federation mansion Leura is this year’s highest house price sale at $76 million.


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Flower mogul splashes $76m on architect-designed Sydney house – and pays cash

Flower power! In Sydney’s fourth-highest house sale of all time, the new owner smashed the suburb record and didn’t need a mortgage.

  • by Lucy Macken
95 Pacific Road, Palm Beach

Our seven favourite luxury homes on the market right now

Got some serious cash to splash, or dreaming of how you’d spend a jackpot? We’ve rounded up our favourite luxury listings from across the country.

  • by Kate Farrelly
New home building has not kept up with demand.

The stark graph that shows why property prices could be higher a year from now

Australia’s property market rebounded sharply this year, taking many by surprise, but will it be more expensive to buy in a year’s time?

  • by Kate Burke
The Bayview home long owned by the late John and Kay Valder last traded in 1988 for $1.465 million.

The luxurious Sydney mansion now owned by a Chinese billionaire

A billionaire telco magnate has expanded his Australian property interests, and his latest purchase had no need for a mortgage.

  • by Lucy Macken
The areas of Brisbane with the largest home deposits

This is how much money Queenslanders spend on their house deposits

Tougher bank rules and soaring property prices are forcing Queenslanders to hand over bigger deposits to secure a home loan, and some sea-change spots are sky-high.

  • by Sarah Webb
Melbourne suburbs with the largest home deposits

This is how much Melburnians spend on their house deposits

The median home deposit has jumped by more than a third over three years, and is sky-high in some sought-after suburbs.

  • by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Sydney suburbs with the largest home deposits

This is how much money Sydneysiders spend on their home deposits

The size of the typical Sydney home deposit is on track to surpass its previous record, but it’s much higher in some sought-after suburbs.

  • by Kate Burke and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Housing affordability got worse this year.

Thought it was hard enough to buy a home? It just got worse

Renters, hopeful home buyers and those with large mortgages are feeling the pinch, and one graph shows why.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
22 Gallimore Avenue, Balmain East

Investors reap $6.7m selling Balmain East townhouse with Harbour Bridge views

New Year’s Eve fireworks, anyone? The lifestyle property attracted six registered bidders and the winner used a curious strategy to nab the keys.

  • by Carmen Forward
102 Bridport Street, Albert Park

Young family splashes $5.87m to cross town for pretty Albert Park terrace

The double-storey home with period rooms, clever skylights and a bonus studio attracted three bidders at a hot auction.

  • by Tom Carey
Alana Ritson is selling her two-bedroom apartment in Erskineville, where the median unit value now top $1 million.,

‘New owners will enjoy it’: Sydney suburbs that joined the $1m and $2m clubs

Hot demand has tipped property prices in dozens of Sydney suburbs past the million dollar mark, and the $2 million club has new entrants too.

  • by Kate Burke
The Insta-famous Norris Nuts have more than 1 million followers on Instagram

Norris Nuts: Famous Youtube family turns 12m following into $40m Bondi property portfolio

Who knew being an influencer was this lucrative? The family have bought three properties on the one street.

  • by Lucy Macken
Buyers were attracted to the ageing Bondi Beach apartment because of its views.

Sydney man forks out $7.1m for rundown Bondi Beach unit for his kids

How much for views? The dilapidated penthouse needs a major renovation and a $1 million special levy but still attracted 14 registered bidders.

  • by Sarah Webb and Lucy Macken
The terrace at 11 Newry Street, Carlton North fetched $1,669,000.

Carlton North home seller makes tidy profit by acting in buyers’ interests

An unusually transparent selling strategy paid off at auction for a vendor who made nearly $70,000 more than they hoped.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
25 West Street, Balgowlah is on the market right now.

Six of our favourite homes for sale in Sydney right now

From a grand home, to an apartment overlooking the harbour, these are some of the best homes for sale across Sydney right now.

  • by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
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