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12 Rio Vista Boulevard, Broadbeach Waters QLD

Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now

From a private sandy beach to equestrian facilities for horse lovers and a 15-metre pool, we’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch.

  • by Kate Farrelly
Tenants would have saved $3.8 billion across all capital cities if rents had been frozen last year, data show.

Australian renters would be nearly $4b better off under a rent freeze

Tenants would have saved as much as $3000 over the 12 months to March, and proponents of a rent freeze say the cash would be life-changing.

  • by Jim Malo

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Jacaranda trees blooming in front of townhouses in the suburb of Subiaco in Perth, Western Australia.

What it costs to live in the Perth suburbs where wellbeing is highest

A suburb’s wellbeing was measured on several indicators including health, environment, jobs and income – but it comes at a price.

  • by Sarah Brookes and Elizabeth Redman
Jenny Connah and her husband Dave with children Penny and Tim at Collaroy Beach on Sydney’s Northern Beaches where they have owned a house for 25 years.

‘It has everything you need’: What it costs to live in the Sydney suburbs with the highest wellbeing

A suburb’s wellbeing was measured on several indicators such as health, environment, jobs and income – but it comes at a price.

  • by Elizabeth Redman and Tawar Razaghi
Danielle Blanco moved to Eltham for the open space and greenery.

‘Love it out here’: What it costs to live in Melbourne’s top suburbs for wellbeing

The wellbeing factor of suburbs has been measured on indicators such as health, environment, jobs and income. But it comes at a price.

  • by Elizabeth Redman and Alexandra Middleton
30 Leura Grove, Hawthorn East

Downsizers outbid young couples for $4m Hawthorn East house

The home, which had a guide of $3.5 to $3.8 million, had drawn the interest of young couples as well due to nearby schools.

  • by Tom Carey
21 Howard St, Strathfield

Luxury home in ‘Mosman of the inner west’ sells for $6.45 million

The high-end house with its own home cinema and underground car park was a mortgagee-in-possession auction.

  • by Carmen Forward
The couple are now looking to split their time between Melbourne and Daylesford – they’ve just bought a ‘rundown weatherboard’ in the area.

‘I hate a sparse house’: Inside comedian Rhys Nicholson’s maximalist home

Rhys and now-husband Kyran bought their first home in 2017. Not a fan of its stark white walls, the pair slowly added their personalities to the property.

  • by Jessica Golding
Tina Green has sold her penthouse in the Encore building for $18 million,

Elton John has long left the Kings Cross building that scored an $18m sale

The landmark, once best known for visiting rock legends including Bowie and Bono, is making a new impression after the hotelier Green family’s sale.

  • by Lucy Macken
The penthouse in the Greenland Centre offers views over Sydney.

A front row seat over Sydney: Inside a $30 million-plus ‘King Penthouse’

It’s been years in the making after a push to make the building higher, and the finished home offers the bespoke luxury you’d expect.

  • by Sue Williams
The Chippendale apartment drew a crowd at auction.

Young couple beats parents buying for kids to ‘tough as nails’ Chippendale pad

First home buyers paid $790,000 for the oversized 1990s brick one-bedroom unit, beating 11 others to the quiet, walkable location.

  • by Sarah Webb
De Angelis said the property’s land size and style had been attractive to buyers.

First home buyers pay $1.3m for ‘very cool, retro house’ in Brunswick East

The sell-off of ex-rental properties across Melbourne is benefiting first home buyers.

  • by Jim Malo
48-50 Greville Street, Prahran

Twelve of our favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now

Looking for your next home? From a bold renovation to a reinvented 1860s villa, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Mary O'Brien
14A Bulls Road, Burraneer

Thirteen of our favourite homes for sale in NSW right now

Looking for your next home? From waterfront luxury to a corner terrace with heritage charm, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Pauline Morrissey
Mike Cannon-Brookes has bought another house.

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes buys three houses next door for $12.25m

As investment strategies go, you could do a lot worse than to buy next door to the tech entrepreneur.

  • by Lucy Macken
The Sydney suburbs with the highest share of distressed listings.

Sydney suburbs with the most distressed property sales

One in eight home sellers in the hardest-hit pocket of Sydney are motivated to get a deal done urgently as interest rates stay high.

  • by Elizabeth Redman and Alexandra Middleton
The Melbourne suburbs with the highest share of distressed listings.

Melbourne suburbs with the most distressed property sales

Financial strain has caused some Melbourne homeowners to reach a tipping point and list their home for urgent sale.

  • by Alexandra Middleton
The Crown tower penthouse apartment.

Crown’s $90m sky home, languishing on the market, gets a $10m discount

Call it opulent, elevated, expensive – but the luxury home set high in Crown Resorts’ skyscraper can’t yet be called “sold”.

  • by Swati Pandey
Victoria’s regional suburbs have seen rents increase over the last five years.

Regional Victorian towns that boomed most in the last five years

Some have recorded 60 per cent growth since 2019 as more workers arrive to take jobs in flourishing industries or hospitals.

  • by Alexandra Middleton
12 Rio Vista Boulevard, Broadbeach Waters QLD

Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now

From a private sandy beach to equestrian facilities for horse lovers and a 15-metre pool, we’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch.

  • by Kate Farrelly
Tenants would have saved $3.8 billion across all capital cities if rents had been frozen last year, data show.

Australian renters would be nearly $4b better off under a rent freeze

Tenants would have saved as much as $3000 over the 12 months to March, and proponents of a rent freeze say the cash would be life-changing.

  • by Jim Malo
A man walks his dogs on the Shorncliffe Pier, part of the Moreton Bay Regional Council area and one of Greater Brisbane’s most tightly held suburbs.

‘Strong sense of community’: The suburbs people never want to leave

Local pride and loyalty are the main reasons people are reluctant to leave some Greater Brisbane suburbs, and why it is harder for others to find real estate.

  • by Sarah Webb
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