Property
Shocking photos that reveal the reality of the housing crisis
Rents have skyrocketed, and rent assistance is set to go up in response. Even so, it’s slim pickings.
- by Jim Malo
‘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
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‘As bad as it’s ever been’: Property prices blow out and pay rises lag
Home prices have risen much faster than wages over the long term, and the gap looks set to widen.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Six of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From an idyllic rural retreat to a modern home with in-ground trampoline, we’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch.
- by Kate Farrelly
The Perth suburbs where it’s cheaper to buy a home now than a year ago
Buyers across more than a dozen Perth suburbs from the coast to the hills can spend less on a house today.
- by Sarah Brookes
Suburbs that renters could afford with the budget’s extra help
Rents have skyrocketed, and rent assistance is set to go up in response. Even so, it’s slim pickings.
- by Jim Malo
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
‘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
‘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
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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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