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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
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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
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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
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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