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The Sydney suburbs where house prices have risen the least in five years
Sydney house prices have risen 57 per cent over the past five years, but some pockets have increased much less.
- by Tawar Razaghi
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Melbourne suburbs where property prices are cheaper than five years ago
As investors shy away from the Melbourne market, a handful of areas have fallen below their 2019 prices.
- by Alexandra Middleton
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Melbourne luxury property
Zagame family flips $30m Toorak mansion bought from chef Shannon Bennett
Melbourne’s hospitality royalty pocketed a $6 million gain in three years on a property sold to tanning mogul Kirstie Kirkham.
- by Elizabeth Redman and Alexandra Middleton
RecipeTin Eats’ Nagi Maehashi opts out of $7m Hunters Hill house after three months
The heritage Victorian manor settled in the name of the best-selling author in March. As it returns to the market the question is: will she recoup her money?
- by Lucy Macken
The Sydney suburbs where home owners can’t afford their mortgages
As many as one in 30 households in hard-hit pockets have fallen behind on repayments, buckling under high interest rates and inflation.
- by Elizabeth Redman
The Melbourne suburbs where home owners can’t afford their mortgages
At least one in 30 households in hard-hit pockets have fallen behind on repayments, buckling under high interest rates and inflation.
- by Elizabeth Redman
‘We all seem to be happier’: Where you can be a sea-changer for under $750,000 in Victoria
The finest homes of Torquay and Portsea might be out of reach, but Melburnians are ditching the commute for more affordable and less hectic options.
- by Alexandra Middleton and Elizabeth Redman
‘A pretty magic spot’: Where you can sea-change for under $750,000 in NSW
Byron Bay might be out of reach, but Sydneysiders are ditching the commute for coastal hotspots that cost half the price of the capital.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Cashed-up buyers wanted for Perth $75 million Chinese-style mansion
With more than 80 rooms, this “eastern wonder of the southern hemisphere” promises to be a steal, with estimates it will go at a sliver of the building price.
- by Sarah Brookes
The Australians who have most of their wealth tied up in property
Research by the Productivity Commission into the makeup of Australians’ wealth has revealed whose home is the highest proportion of their net worth.
- by Jim Malo
Unprecedented building cost blowouts leave city dwellers in the lurch
Two key statistics indicate that Australia’s housing affordability crisis will continue to worsen, even as governments scramble to ease supply constraints.
- by Jemimah Clegg