Victoria residential property
How much it costs to buy a home in the suburbs where buyers pay cash
In the rarefied air of some of the most well-heeled neighbourhoods, it’s routine for buyers to spend millions without a mortgage.
- by Elizabeth Redman
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Geography hacking: How home buyers can (almost) afford a house on their current salary
Plans to move out of the city and buy a home in the regions come very close to stacking up - if workers can pull it off.
- by Jemimah Clegg
Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From an impressive Italianate mansion to a sophisticated penthouse with ocean views, we’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch.
- by Kate Farrelly
Young couple picks up Glen Iris house for $3.31 million after it passed in
There were three buyers who registered to bid on the home, including local downsizers, but it passed in at $3.29 million before eventually selling.
- by Tom Carey
Mornington Peninsula suburbs that soared most over the past five years
Buyers are paying huge prices for property in beachside hotspots that cost much less before the pandemic hit.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Reverse tree-changer nabs soaring Elwood church conversion for $1.487m
‘I just love the property. I’m very, very happy to be in this neighbourhood,’ said the new owner, who bid in front of a 100-strong crowd.
- by Alexandra Middleton and Elizabeth Redman
Sought-after Melbourne suburbs where house prices are on discount
A string of popular spots are cheaper than a year ago – but in other neighbourhoods, prices are only getting more expensive.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Victorian tree-change towns where property prices are getting cheaper
There are more opportunities for buyers now than a few years ago in an end to the boom that had pushed prices to unaffordable levels.
- by Jim Malo
Suburbs where landlords haven’t been able to increase the rent for five years
Amid a widespread rental crisis, a handful of neighbourhoods bucked the trend.
- by Jemimah Clegg
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
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