Property prices
The coastal spots near Melbourne where property is picking up
Holiday home buyers and sea-changers who were priced out during the boom a couple of years ago are taking another look.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
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‘We love it here’: Coastal property price gains leave Sydney in the shade
As the Sydney property market slows, price growth in coastal markets has been strengthening. But can it last?
- by Kate Burke
The Melbourne suburbs where house prices fell the most this year
From blue chip locales to deep in the mortgage belt, a wide range of suburbs recorded house price declines over the past 12 months.
- by Jim Malo
The Sydney suburbs where property prices fell most in 2023
Most neighbourhoods become more expensive over the past year, but some areas are a little cheaper than 12 months ago.
- by Carmen Forward
Why property prices rose in 2023, surprising even economists
The big four banks expect house prices to continue to rise in 2024, but other financial institutions project prices will fall by as much as 5 per cent.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
New rules send ‘shock waves’ through the housing industry
The cost of making homes more sustainable and the banning of engineered stone have sent shock waves through the construction industry.
- by Carolyn Cummins
From a Greek island to Hamptons-style: The best beach houses around the world
Dreaming of a holiday home on the beach? If money’s no object, choose from an estate in a star-studded town or an entire private island.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Confused about ‘affordable housing’? This is what it means – and what it doesn’t
Policymakers often talk about “social and affordable housing”, and ways to boost supply of it. These terms are sometimes used interchangeably but they are, in fact, quite different.
- by Michael Koziol
The year in auctions: Dad buys $7m pad for kids, young couple nabs $5.7m fixer-upper
Sydney’s wildest auctions of 2023 included 14 bidders on one Double Bay unit, multimillion-dollar fixer-uppers, and many interventions from the Bank of Mum and Dad.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Wildest auctions of 2023: Andy Lee, a garage and the investor who spent $2.4m on her way to a cafe
Melbourne’s auction market had a rollercoaster year in 2023 due to interest rate rises, but buyers continued to bid, despite the challenges.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Where property owners are selling at a loss
Most property sellers make a profit, but some quick flippers or owners who picked the wrong suburbs are getting caught out.
- by Elizabeth Redman