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Harold Mitchell in his Melbourne apartment with his dog Lily.

Inside Harold Mitchell’s luxury Melbourne apartment, yours for $6.25m

The late advertising industry giant’s spacious penthouse comes with an extra drawcard for families or keen entertainers.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Home buyers seeking affordable properties have scant options.

The most affordable and liveable suburbs for home buyers

The proportion of affordable suburbs has plunged over the past five years, and the top options now may not be within reach for long.

  • by Elizabeth Redman

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Jennifer Connell-Wandstrat still sleeps on a mattress on the living room floor with her youngest daughter.

Their ‘paradise’ keeps flooding, but some can’t afford a solution

Rising water has become a constant threat in coastal Florida, but many residents in this suburb cannot afford to elevate their homes or move.

  • by Patricia Mazzei
Harold Mitchell in his Melbourne apartment with his dog Lily.

Inside Harold Mitchell’s luxury Melbourne apartment, yours for $6.25m

The late advertising industry giant’s spacious penthouse comes with an extra drawcard for families or keen entertainers.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
7 Linden Way, Castlecrag NSW

Seven of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now

From a Mediterranean-inspired design to a Parisian-style manor, we’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch.

  • by Kate Farrelly
Home buyers seeking affordable properties have scant options.

The most affordable and liveable suburbs for home buyers

The proportion of affordable suburbs has plunged over the past five years, and the top options now may not be within reach for long.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Eight suburbs are predicted to crack the million dollar club this year.

The Perth suburbs about to join the million-dollar club

As demand outpaces housing supply, seven-figure price tags are becoming increasingly common across Perth suburbs.

  • by Sarah Brookes
Australia fell behind the OECD average of providing homes for its population.

Why the Australian housing market is worse than our overseas peers

While building more homes is a part of the solution, experts say there are other measures that could bring property prices down.

  • by Jemimah Clegg
Home for sale in WA.

Our favourite luxury WA homes for sale right now

We’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch, from the river to the coast, from in-home elevators to jet-ignited pools.

  • by Charlotte Vinson
Katya Matavilava is in her fifth year of living in Woronora and keeps facing flood events.

Property values dropping for homes facing the greatest risk of bushfire, flooding

More than 32,000 Australian homes face a high risk of bushfire, while 141,000 homes are at risk of flooding. The risks will push insurance costs up and home values down.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Landlords could leave the market under proposed new rental standards, reducing supply, government departments have said.

Housing affordability could take initial hit under Victoria’s new rental rules

But the government says most of the costs associated with proposed rental standards will be offset by savings from more-energy-efficient homes.

  • by Rachel Eddie, Broede Carmody and Kieran Rooney
31 Burns Crescent, Chiswick NSW 2046

Local family pays $13.3 million, sets new record for ‘little sleepy suburb’

A Chiswick waterfront home with access to a private beach that last sold for $5 million sparked an auction bidding war between two parties.

  • by Carmen Forward
20 Stroma Avenue, Balwyn North.

‘Straight out of The Castle’: Returning expat pays $2.3m to get into coveted Balwyn High School zone

A fresh coat of paint and new carpets helped attract seven parties to the 1970s home, but the location was the clincher.

  • by Sarah Webb
There’s yet another median house price record for Sydney -- and Brisbane has leapfrogged Melbourne.

Sydney houses are more expensive than ever. The big surprise is the city next in line

High interest rates and inflation can’t stop Australia’s property market – and the prices outside Sydney are really worth keeping an eye on.

  • by Shane Wright
The architect Michael Robilliard-redesigned residence of Kim and Mike Buchanan has sold.

Aussie boy made good: Low-key expat cashes in on $29m Bellevue Hill house

The home has more than tripled in value since it last traded in 2009 for $8 million, even with an architect-designed makeover.

  • by Lucy Macken
Philip turned a dilapidated terrace into a stylish home.

From an unliveable terrace to a Surry Hills stunner, with bonus studio

When Philip bought the home, calling it a mess was an understatement. After four years, it has been transformed.

  • by Carmen Forward
After doing odd jobs around the house, Trent Manicas decided to renovate his Northcote home.

Inside the Northcote renovation that was never meant to happen

It started as a few odd jobs around the house, then one thing led to another. Before long, Trent was knee-deep in a major renovation.

  • by Alexandra Middleton

Young couple beats 14 others to splash $3.2m on trend-defying red brick house

The home was in a local heritage conservation area, not traditionally as popular, but had features that proved a standout.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
Juliana competed against deep-pocketed buyers at auction.

‘I completely overpaid’: First home buyer lands $980,000 Brunswick townhouse

A first home buyer beat five others in a heated bidding war for a two-bedroom townhouse in a coveted location.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
3 Egerton Street, Blairgowrie

Eight of our favourite homes for sale in Melbourne right now

Looking for your next home? From luxury beach chic to mid-century inspiration, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
1/13 Waiwera Street, Lavender Bay

Seven of our favourite homes for sale in Sydney right now

Looking for your next home? From a harbourfront apartment to a touch of Hamptons elegance, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
Samantha Hassan bought a home in Drummoyne, but it took years.

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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