Property prices
‘Out of reach’: It just got even harder to buy a home
Household finances are under pressure, consumers have been downbeat, and the key hurdle to achieve home ownership has worsened.
- by Jemimah Clegg
Latest
‘People love living here’: South-east Queensland suburbs where house prices doubled in five years
Home buyers are flocking to coastal havens and lush hamlets – but on the flipside, a handful of areas are cheaper than five years ago.
- by Sarah Webb
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Auctions
Young family buys Brunswick East bungalow for $1.79 million
Three young families competed for the keys to the renovated California Bungalow, pushing the price $140,000 above the reserve.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Parents compete for $3.08 million Glebe terrace for adult children
A local couple trying to help their daughter purchase her first home, and another couple bidding on behalf of their overseas son, were among the bidders for the home.
- by Kate Burke
From Toorak to Trentham, our favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now
If you’re looking for a new home in Victoria, these are 14 of the best houses you could set your sights on.
- by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
Ten of our favourite NSW homes for sale right now
From a timber-clad sanctuary in Avalon Beach, to a Queenslander-style home in Talofa, here are 10 of the best.
- by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
The most affordable suburbs within 10km of Sydney’s CBD
Sydney’s median house price is at a record of almost $1.6 million, but some buyers have managed to get into the inner suburbs on that budget.
- by Kate Burke
‘We’ve loved it’: The cheapest suburbs within 10km of Melbourne’s CBD
Melbourne’s median house price is above $1 million, but some buyers have managed to purchase in inner suburbs on that budget.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Exclusive
Title Deeds
How a tired $11m fixer-upper was transformed into a $33m trophy home
The no-expense-spared, architect-designed, magazine-worthy renovation project could touch a suburb record.
- by Lucy Macken
Opinion
Housing crisis
I was in a bidding war for a unit with concrete cancer. I’m still mad I lost
I just got outbid on the seventh apartment I’ve tried to buy in Sydney, and with every property I miss out on, my standards drop.
- by Amber Schultz
The Sydney suburbs where negative gearing is going through the roof
The gap between what investors receive in rent and spend in mortgage repayments is widening, in some areas by more than $1000 a week.
- by Sue Williams