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Buyers in for a shock at Aussie shark tank home
Emily Power|May 23, 2024
Next to the kitchen is a colossal aquarium where sharks circle, in a modern masterpiece for sale in southern Sydney.
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Escape to a safari hut in the rainforest for $1.25 million
Kristy Johnson|May 23, 2024
Beneath a green canopy in tropical north Queensland is a resort for buyers who want an ’exhilarating lifestyle change’.
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Family home with 'huge proportions' sells for $732,000... but there's a catch
Kristy Johnson|May 23, 2024
The five-bedroom house in New South Wales is half finished, and was a bargain for a buyer with ’cash’ and ’time’.
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Why less can be more when it comes to block size
Ray Sparvell|May 23, 2024
A compact plot doesn’t mean compromise if it’s complemented by smart home design that maximises available space.
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'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.
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$2 million spent on land alone in Sydney suburb
Kristy Johnson|May 22, 2024
The 1053-square-metre parcel in Eastwood comes with approved plans to construct two four-bedroom duplexes.
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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.
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What hangs above the door is the talking point of the home
Kristy Johnson|May 22, 2024
The graphic adornment did not deter buyers, with the warehouse conversion selling prior to auction for $4.6 million.
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Skyscraper hanging off an asteroid is the wild residential design that could come true
Emily Power|May 22, 2024
An architecture firm in the US has a blueprint for a tower to hang upside down, suspended from an asteroid, over New York City.
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Hollywood A-lister's little-known Aussie retreat has a new owner
Kristy Johnson and Emily Power|May 22, 2024
Movie star Mel Gibson once owned the homestead in a quiet rural area, which has just sold for a hush-hush sum.
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