Australian Real Estate and Property Market News
Read the latest real estate and property market news across Australia.
Renovate or sell? How a Melbourne homeowner made the 'tough decision'
Sue Williams|May 24, 2024
The IT consultant agonised over what to do with the ’grandma flat’ he bought sight unseen during COVID.
![Renovate or sell? How a Melbourne homeowner made the 'tough decision'](http://web.archive.org./web/20240523214630im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_800,h_450/v1715559754/Domain_Case_Study_Craig_Potter-21_umg5wb.jpg)
'People fight over them': This feature will fetch your home $112,000 more when it sells
Maria Gil|May 23, 2024
Having an energy-efficient home not only reduces your bills; new research shows it also adds $112,000 in value when it comes time to sell.
!['People fight over them': This feature will fetch your home $112,000 more when it sells](http://web.archive.org./web/20240523214630im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1716345110/sustainability_property_report_George_and_Layne_McGarry15_rhblls.jpg)
Australia's Home of the Year revealed for 2024
Kristy Johnson|May 22, 2024
Builders faced an ”extreme level of complexity” with ”100 truck loads of cement” poured onto a steep slope at Separation Creek in Victoria.
![Australia's Home of the Year revealed for 2024](http://web.archive.org./web/20240523214630im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1716340309/HIA_xy2iia.jpg)
Shock options on a $320k budget: An inner Melbourne unit, suburban Perth, or a house in north Queensland?
Maria Gil|May 21, 2024
Where would you rather spend $320,000 on property?
![Shock options on a $320k budget: An inner Melbourne unit, suburban Perth, or a house in north Queensland?](http://web.archive.org./web/20240523214630im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1715836806/currajong_qld_sjteme.jpg)
‘As bad as it’s ever been’: Property prices blow out and pay rises lag
Elizabeth Redman|May 17, 2024
Home prices have risen much faster than wages over the long term, and the gap looks set to widen.
'It’s remarkable how strong the market is': Unit rents are rising faster than house rents
Sue Williams|May 17, 2024
With rents rising more for apartments than for houses, units are enjoying fresh appeal from investors.
!['It’s remarkable how strong the market is': Unit rents are rising faster than house rents](http://web.archive.org./web/20240523214630im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1707179852/Neighbourhood_Rushcutters_Bay_09_zlm4sp.jpg)
Suburbs that renters could afford with the budget’s extra help
Jim Malo|May 16, 2024
Rents have skyrocketed, and rent assistance is set to go up in response. Even so, it’s slim pickings.
The 'golden triangle' where buyers are rushing to put their money into property in 2024
Sarah Webb|May 16, 2024
Stretching between Logan, Ipswich and Beenleigh, Brisbane’s still affordable hotspot encompasses some of the region’s last remaining pockets where you can buy a home for under $700,000 and rent a unit for $350 a week – the two key ingredients that have fuelled a 25 per cent annual investor surge.
![The 'golden triangle' where buyers are rushing to put their money into property in 2024](http://web.archive.org./web/20240523214630im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1689232981/606_62_Logan_Rd_Woolloongabba_vfs40y.jpg)
House prices in Australia's most-loved tree-change areas are falling
Jessica Taulaga|May 16, 2024
A life of peace and quiet sounds serene, and is even more tempting as new data reveals house prices in upscale tree-change areas have fallen.
![House prices in Australia's most-loved tree-change areas are falling](http://web.archive.org./web/20240523214630im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1715214808/5_Crago_Lane_Bowral_d5yrq3.jpg)
Australia's property market momentum to be tested this winter
Jessica Taulaga|May 15, 2024
Experts have offered mixed opinions on whether the property market will continue its run of strong price growth or slow down this winter.
![Australia's property market momentum to be tested this winter](http://web.archive.org./web/20240523214630im_/https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/t_web/c_fill,w_403,h_269/v1713330352/1_46_Hickford_Street_Brunswick_East_kxzu4p.jpg)