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Derek’s home was worth $900,000. He’ll walk away with nothing
The owner of an apartment in the troubled Mascot Towers has accused the NSW government of the “ultimate betrayal”.
- by Sue Williams
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Waterfront Abbotsford property sells for $8.29 million, $1.29 million more than the guide
The final sale price of the house was also $290,000 more than its reserve price. The sale was one of 1136 scheduled auctions; the clearance rate was 70.2 per cent.
- by Carmen Forward
Balwyn North rebuild fetches almost $4.6 million at auction, nearly $800,000 more than its reserve
The vendors of 4 Elledale Street were “extremely surprised” by the sale price, listing agent Helen Yan said. It was one of 1516 auctions on Saturday.
- by Tom Carey
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Mosman’s surge in high-end house sales draws Sonia Kruger into its slipstream
Mosman has clocked up at least 13 sales of $10m-plus this year, which wasn’t lost on MasterChef’s Jimmy Seervai and TV presenter Sonia Kruger.
- by Lucy Macken
Heartbroken vendor who slashed price guide by $300,000 gets a happy ending
A renovated Artarmon home attracted scant buyer interest at first, but a cut to the price guide prompted a surprisingly good result.
- by Sarah Webb
Buyer priced out of his suburb beats four others for $735,000 Hawthorn unit
Five bidders competed for the two-bedroom apartment on Melbourne’s biggest auction weekend of the year so far.
- by Jim Malo
Mitchell was trying to buy a home. Then $150,000 nearly evaporated
That amount of money would have been the difference between buying a three-bedroom and a two-bedroom house.
- by Alexandra Middleton and Tawar Razaghi
Sydneysiders were trying to buy a home. Then $400,000 evaporated
Some have been forced to lean on family for help, make a compromise, or delay their decision to purchase altogether.
- by Tawar Razaghi
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Peak Sydney: The $55m house that will be as easy as a ‘walk in the park’ to sell
Potential trophy home buyers could experience the boathouse, deepwater jetty, harbourside pool and a very Sydney headache.
- by Lucy Macken
Is earlier really better? When you should have bought a house
Home buyers who managed to squeak into the property market during a narrow window of time a few years ago would not be as lucky today.
- by Jemimah Clegg
Buy now, experts warn as they predict Perth home median to smash $850k
Analysts predict that strong overseas and interstate migration, a chronic undersupply and easing interest rates will keep house prices rising over the next year.
- by Sarah Brookes