Property prices
The Victorian sea-change towns where house prices fell most
The rush to make a tree or sea change is over in regional Victoria, experts say, as house prices dip.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
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The NSW sea change towns where house prices fell most
Interest rate rises and a return to CBD offices have taken the heat out of popular towns, although some areas are showing signs of renewed confidence.
- by Tawar Razaghi and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Sydney’s median house price reaches a new peak of almost $1.6 million
A typical house now costs about $6000 more than during the previous peak recorded in 2022. Can it keep rising?
- by Tawar Razaghi and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Melbourne median house price defies forecasts to rise further above $1m
Property prices were expected to fall as much as 20 per cent from their peak, but instead the market rebounded. Can it last?
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Brisbane’s median house price hits record high of $888,000
It’s the steepest annual gain since September 2022, but can prices continue to rise at the same pace?
- by Sarah Webb
‘A gem for people’: The Sydney suburbs where homes are selling fastest
It typically takes more than four weeks to sell a Sydney home, but some properties across in-demand regions are trading quicker.
- by Kate Burke
The popular Melbourne suburbs where houses are selling fastest
Homes in certain leafy neighbourhoods are being snapped up within a fortnight of going on the market – but specific amenities are key to achieving that speed.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
‘We just loved it’: The Sydney suburbs that home owners never want to leave
In some neighbourhoods, locals stay in their homes for close to two decades on average before they’re ready to make a move.
- by Tawar Razaghi
The once-booming Victorian towns where rents are at a discount
Rental growth in regional areas is slowing or falling as higher costs price out many tenants and some tree-changers return to the city.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
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Packer family transfers ownership of Bellevue Hill estate for $105 million
It is expected to be good news for state government coffers as a family transfer at that price would ordinarily incur a stamp duty of $7.28 million.Â
- by Lucy Macken and Tawar Razaghi
The suburbs where you should have bought a house five years ago
Houses cost $1 million or less in these areas just a few years ago, and owners lucky enough to buy in have recorded capital growth of 50 per cent-plus.
- by Elizabeth Redman