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355 Riley Street, Surry Hills.

Surry Hills terrace fetches $3.7m, makes $1.45m profit in five years

The “immaculately preserved” three-bedroom home last sold for $2.25 million in 2019, records show. It was one of 750 auctions scheduled.

  • by Carmen Forward
Happy vendors Beth and Austin after the successful auction.

Thrilled Petersham sellers make $178,000 per year gain on family home

The grateful vendors fetched $3.47 million for their home of more than a decade, set on a large block for the area, as six buyers competed.

  • by Tawar Razaghi

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Balcatta has been named a rising star in a new property report.

Urban return: From Balcatta to Wellard, the Perth suburbs primed for price growth

The first signs of moderation in the three-year Perth property boom are evident, but 10 suburbs are rising stars, according to a new report.

  • by Sarah Brookes
355 Riley Street, Surry Hills.

Surry Hills terrace fetches $3.7m, makes $1.45m profit in five years

The “immaculately preserved” three-bedroom home last sold for $2.25 million in 2019, records show. It was one of 750 auctions scheduled at the weekend.

  • by Carmen Forward
18A Junction Street, Newport VIC 3015

Bespoke features attract $1,675,000 payday for Newport vendors at auction

“It’s a very, very special home,” the agent said. “People who weren’t actually considering buying in the inner west, were actually considering this house.”

  • by Tom Carey
Jordan Smith-Cameron is looking for a home in Brisbane, so far without any luck.

Jordan applied for rental homes he once would have cringed at. It didn’t go to plan

As Brisbane rents reach record highs, home hunters are queueing out the door even for tiny properties with obvious problems.

  • by Sarah Webb
The Point Piper home of Geoff Cousins and Darleen Bungey sold for about $23 million.

Is it better to invest in shares or property? Point Piper’s surprising answer

Former stock exchange boss Dominic Stevens has swapped his $52m digs for an environmental activist’s home in Point Piper, but that’s not his only noteworthy trade.

  • by Lucy Macken
Mermaid Beach’s median house rent is $1200 a week.

What price for a beach lifestyle? Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast smash records

Across 18 sought-after suburbs in south-east Queensland, weekly rent will now set you back $1000 or more.

  • by Sarah Webb
Happy vendors Beth and Austin after the successful auction.

Thrilled Petersham sellers make $178,000 per year gain on family home

The grateful vendors fetched $3.47 million for their home of more than a decade, set on a large block for the area, as six buyers competed.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
A crowd of 50 people turned out for the auction at 38 Higinbotham Street, Coburg on Saturday.

First home buyers ‘relieved’ to nab $1.256m house, beat 11 others

The three-bedroom family home attracted 12 parties at auction, where the agent joked the burger joint down the road was worth an extra bid.

  • by Alexandra Middleton
Horderns Road, Bowral NSW 2576

Fourteen of our favourite homes in NSW for sale right now

Looking for your next home within NSW? From Byron Bay to Milson’s point, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Pauline Morrissey and Larissa Dubecki
5 Tiuna Grove, Elwood.

Thirteen of our favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now

Looking for your next home in Victoria? From South Yarra to Shoreham, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
Ian Malouf has bought another house.

Ex-garbo Ian Malouf buys his neighbour’s house to create $70m compound

He already owned two neighbouring houses in Double Bay, but what could be even better? Adding a third.

  • by Lucy Macken
Morgane Rouvreau is currently living in Cheltenham but is considering moving to Geelong because of rent increases.

Morgane is being priced out of her suburb – and priced out of Melbourne

Nearly every Melbourne suburb recorded a rise in rents over the last year, but some soared higher than their neighbours.

  • by Alexandra Middleton
Alysia Sheppard has had to work side hustles and take on Airtasker jobs to keep afloat as she lives paycheck to paycheck to afford her rent. The 44 year old single mum was able to negotiate her rental increase from $40 down to $25 as it would have tipped her over as she is already in housing stress, spending about 45 per cent of her income on rent. She says she is worried about when her lease is up for renewal next year as rentals in Dee Why are pushing are hundreds of dollars worth more than hers.

Alysia has a full-time job. That’s no longer enough to live in Sydney

The sales representative knows how lucky she is her rent is less than other places, but she has to do more to stay afloat.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
Merimbula rents have risen over the past year.

Unexpected NSW regional towns where rents rose most

Instead of moving to big name coastal hotspots for the lifestyle, a wave of city dwellers are moving to under-the-radar towns due to the cost of living.

  • by Sue Williams
Rents have risen across regional Victoria.

Unexpected Victorian regional towns where rents rose most

Instead of moving to the coast for the lifestyle, there’s a wave of city dwellers being pushed to the regions due to the cost of living.

  • by Alexandra Middleton
Rent bad generic Perth renting. Picture: Getty/WAtoday

‘Perilously close to zero’: Vacancy rate plunges as rents hit all-time high

Perth’s rental crisis has worsened as unit and house rents reach fresh highs off the back of a record-low vacancy rate.

  • by Sarah Brookes
Summer Gregory has been couch-surfing at a friend’s home since being evicted.

‘People are being made homeless’: Melbourne rents soar to record high

Tenants report being evicted with nowhere else to go as Melbourne’s rental crisis deepens and queues form for available properties.

  • by Jim Malo and Tawar Razaghi
Brisbane rents have hit a record high.

Brisbane a ‘landlord’s market’ as rents hit record high after fastest rise in 15 years

It’s now the second most expensive capital in Australia to rent a typical unit. There are few homes available – and some suburbs are worse than others.

  • by Sarah Webb
Melbourne rents have soared.

Victoria’s new tax is driving landlords out. But is that a bad thing?

It has become easy for landlords and real estate agents to point to the recently expanded land tax as a reason for spiking rents. But it’s more complicated.

  • by Jim Malo
Gemma Toogood in Balmain. Gemma had to break her lease in Balmain East after discovering a rat infestation in her home. It was the last straw for the single mother who had copped a $50 rental increase on the home that was riddled with problems.

What can a landlord get away with? In the court of public opinion, it’s changing

Gemma Toogood paid $875 a week in rent for a mould-riddled, rat-infested cottage. Do we still think that’s reasonable?

  • by Tawar Razaghi
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