Property
Should you wait for interest rate cuts to buy a house?
In Brisbane, a couple earning 1.5 times the average income would struggle to afford the median dwelling now.
- by Jim Malo
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
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High-end buyers break records in red-hot inner west
The inner west used to be a first-timers’ haven, but not when a homewares queen paid $4.65m and a fixer-upper fetched double-digit millions.
- by Lucy Macken
‘A hidden, beautiful area’: The Sydney suburbs people never want to leave
Cathy’s neighbours have all happily lived in their homes for 25 years or more, and she plans to stay for the long run.
- by Tawar Razaghi
No mortgage? No worries: Melbourne property buyers pay cash instead
Some investors have been deterred by higher taxes, but others are snapping up properties in cash in inner-city suburbs.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Investor beats first home buyers, upgraders for $2.26m North Strathfield house
Within metres of the home runs the WestConnex tunnel, the existing train line and the future Metro West Project, which buyers saw as a drawcard.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Ex-Good Guys boss who made $17m tree-change sells $6m city bolthole
When Essendon director Andrew Muir sold his Toorak house for $28m+ he bought a Flinders spread and a Carlton terrace. Now he’s offloaded the pied-à-terre.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Billionaire’s heiress triples her money on $18m weekender
Paris Neilson, daughter of Judith and Kerr Neilson, sold her estate. Now there could be a consolidation in the works with the home next door.
- by Lucy Macken
‘If I won lottery, I would never leave’: Melbourne’s most tightly held suburbs
Families bought in years ago, and loved the neighbourhood so much they stayed - sometimes for decades.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Should you wait for interest rate cuts to buy a house?
Once interest rates fall, property prices would likely go up, but buyers could borrow more money, and new analysis shows whether it would be enough.
- by Jim Malo
Want to live by the beach in WA for less than $1 million? You can – but there’s a catch
Ten West Australian suburbs have made the Property Credit’s national list of affordable seaside homes.
- by Holly Thompson
What keeps homeowners in these Perth suburbs where no one wants to leave?
The suburbs in Perth where homes very rarely go up for sale are scattered across the city from the coast to the hills.
- by Sarah Brookes
Homes billed as seven-star comfort turn out to be ‘closer to a tent’
A seven-star energy-efficient home built today might look like a high-quality home, but turn out to be as comfortable as a tent, a new report warns.
- by Tawar Razaghi and Jim Malo
How Marija went from being homeless at 15 to a homeowner at 22
The dream of stable housing is growing further out of reach for many, but Marija’s dream last year became a reality.
- by Jim Malo
Property prices climb in regions as buyers favour tree and sea change
Since mid-last year, local economic conditions, plus the affordability and lifestyle factors, have sparked a turnaround in property in regional Australia.
- by Jemimah Clegg
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
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
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 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
Is it better to invest in shares or property? Point Piper’s surprising answer
Former stock exchange boss Dominic Stevens has swapped his $52 million digs for an environmental activist’s home in Point Piper, but that’s not his only noteworthy trade.
- by Lucy Macken
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
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