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Perth’s rental madness: $320 per week for a back-garden shed?
Pictures of this granny flat’s interior tell one story. The virtual tour tells another. Together they indicate a crisis. But is there a silver lining?
- by Sarah Brookes
Cruel summer for Perth renters as indoor temperatures hit 37 degrees
Claire Phelan doesn’t invite people to her home. She finds it humiliating that she has to live in unbearable heat.
- by Sarah Brookes
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Alan Jones has ‘no plans’ to sell Toaster apartment despite secret viewings
- by Lucy Macken, Andrew Hornery and Kate McClymont
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How much does it cost to buy a home with an extra bedroom?
The cost-of-living crisis is colliding with home owners’ search for enough space to accommodate their family.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Cruel summer for Perth renters as indoor temperatures hit 37 degrees
Claire Phelan doesn’t invite people to her home. She finds it humiliating that she has to live in unbearable heat.
- by Sarah Brookes
Was it really hotter inside than out this summer? 100 renters found out
A hot summer, a rental crisis and a cost-of-living crisis left some homes ranging from uncomfortable to nearly unlivable.
- by Jim Malo and Kate Burke
Alan Jones has ‘no plans’ to sell Toaster apartment despite secret viewings
Interested buyers have to sign gag orders before they can even be shown the Sydney home of Alan Jones.
- by Lucy Macken, Andrew Hornery and Kate McClymont
Savvy bank of mum and dad buy as family joins forces for $3.48m home
The buyer and their parents are both selling their homes to live in this one together, rather than move further out of Sydney separately.
- by Carmen Forward
Family splashes $6.85m on Albert Park two-bedder with reno plans
The new owners could create a contemporary home that retains the history of stables that have been on the site for 100 years.
- by Tom Carey
Rental crisis deepens as number of bonds drop for first time on record
The number of homes being leased in Victoria has fallen year-on-year for the first time since records began, while the number of new rental properties hitting the market has also plunged.
- by Kieran Rooney
RecipeTin Eats’ Nagi Maehashi cooks up $7m high-end home purchase
She opted out of corporate life and focused on her love of cooking, in a city where success so often translates to high-end real estate.
- by Lucy Macken
First-home buyers nab Petersham townhouse for $1,765,000
Buyers priced out of the housing market are competing fiercely for next-best options, agents say, on another red-hot Sydney Saturday.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Real estate agency charged after auction sale smashes price guide
The townhouse in Melbourne’s north-east was initially listed for $900,000 to $950,000, then raised to $1 to $1.1million. It sold for more than $1.5 million.
- by Alex Crowe
Scenes of joy as family secure $1,585,000 Bentleigh East home at auction
The successful buyer couldn’t contain his joy. David Rizkalla dropped the cool, disinterested auction persona the moment the hammer fell and he bought the house.
- by Jim Malo
Melbourne’s most popular suburbs for home buyers now
Potential buyers are becoming more optimistic, hoping for interest rate cuts and tax cuts, although the effect is stronger in some areas than others.
- by Jim Malo
Our 11 favourite homes for sale in NSW right now
We’ve rounded up our favourite homes on the market, from a harbourside apartment to a country escape.
- by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
Our 11 favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now
From Brighton to Bellbrae, we’ve rounded up some of our favourite homes on the market right now.
- by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
Parramatta MP Andrew Charlton buys $12m Palm Beach holiday house
It’s a 50-kilometre hike from Parramatta to Palm Beach, and a multimillion dollar leap in house values.
- by Lucy Macken
Sydney’s most in-demand suburbs for home buyers now
Sydney home values are picking up, but the hottest competition isn’t where you’d expect.Â
- by Tawar Razaghi
Former Murdoch family home dubbed ‘prettiest house in Toorak’ sells for $40m
The home of the late billionaire David Hains has found a buyer after searching for a new custodian for the past year.
- by Elizabeth Redman and Jim Malo
Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From an elegant home in the nation’s most exclusive street, to a coastal getaway with incredible views - here’s our pick of the bunch.
- by Kate Farrelly
The Sydney suburbs where property investors can claim the most on tax
High property prices and mortgage rates have left more investors claiming negative gearing tax deductions, experts say.
- by Tawar Razaghi and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
The Melbourne suburbs where property investors can claim the most on tax
Investors can claim sizeable tax concessions in some pricey suburbs, but they need deep pockets to be able to cover their mortgage repayments.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss