Property
Unprecedented building cost blowouts leave city dwellers in the lurch
Two statistics indicate Australia’s housing affordability crisis will get worse, even as governments scramble to ease supply constraints.
- by Jemimah Clegg
‘People feel cheated’: Cut to home buyer budgets leaves households reeling
Workers are feeling ‘pretty distressed’ to realise the basics of life have slipped further out of reach than even in the recent past.
- by Elizabeth Redman
How to sell your home for $112,000 more than your neighbour
- by Elizabeth Redman and Jim Malo
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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
No parking, no worries: Lilyfield house sells for $4.68 million at auction
Listing agent Jack Parry said the sale price rivalled nearby homes with on-site parking. Domain Group recorded a preliminary auction clearance rate of 69.7 per cent at the weekend.
- by Carmen Forward
Downsizers compete to pay $4,325,000 for double-fronted Middle Park terrace
The home’s high-spec renovation prompted two bidders to push the price well beyond the quoted price range. It was one of 1028 auctions scheduled on Saturday.
- by Tom Carey
Good luck trying to buy a home in these Perth suburbs
There are 350 suburbs in the Perth metropolitan area – and 25 per cent have fewer than 10 properties listed for sale.
- by Sarah Brookes
Rich lister looks to double his money selling Wahroonga acreage for $9m
The almost one-hectare property was bought in 2019 for $4.5 million. Five years later the only improvement is approval for subdivision.
- by Lucy Macken
Ben was priced out of his first and second choice suburbs. Then he was evicted
At one point in his near two-year search he tried to buy a house with asbestos but it sold for $240,000 more than the price guide.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Lane Cove investment property bought in 1990 for $250,000 sells for $3.5 million
Eleven buyers – a mix of young families and developers, who were eyeing it for its knock down potential – registered to bid. But one group didn’t even get a look in.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Comedian Rhys Nicholson’s ‘maximalist’ home sells for $842,500 after auction
The Coburg home passed in for $810,000, but soon sold to the highest bidders in post-auction negotiations.
- by Jim Malo
Four weeks of Melbourne University’s Gaza encampment and sit-in: In pictures
As pro-Palestine student protesters at the University of Melbourne pack up their tents and empty out the Arts West building, we take a look back at the key stages of the protest.
Britt made a temporary move, but she loved the area so much she stayed
The rising cost of housing in a string of bayside and inner-east suburbs hasn’t deterred buyers, bucking the trend of Melbourne’s softening market.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Peak Sydney: House bought in 1978 for $325,000 resold for more than $80m
The off-market sale of the Rockleigh mansion makes it Sydney’s highest house sale this year, to date, and ranks in the city’s top five house deals of all time.
- by Lucy Macken
He sold his studio to Netflix for $700m. Then he went on a $120m property spree
The Animal Logic co-founder has taken to real estate in a big way in recent years, and his $12 million Byron Bay cash buy is just his latest acquisition.
- by Lucy Macken
‘People feel cheated’: Cut to home buyer budgets leaves households reeling
Workers are feeling ‘pretty distressed’ to realise the basics of life have slipped further out of reach than even in the recent past.
- by Elizabeth Redman
How to sell your home for $112,000 more than your neighbour
A new report finds how to fetch a higher price, attract more online listing views and make a home more liveable in the meantime.
- by Elizabeth Redman and Jim Malo
How to sell your home in Perth for $100,000 more than your neighbour
Green homes are in high demand with energy-efficient homes spending fewer days on the market and attracting more views per listing.
- by Sarah Brookes
Seven of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
We’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch, from double-height spaces to a double-sided fireplace.
- by Kate Farrelly
‘Early warning sign’: Why property owners are selling their homes now
Owners are selling up in greater numbers this autumn than they were at the same time last year, new figures show.
- by Elizabeth Redman
The once-affordable Perth suburbs no longer an option for the average dual-income couple
More than 50 suburbs across Perth are no longer affordable for the average working couple – including one in the City of Armadale.
- by Sarah Brookes and Jim Malo