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Conciliation meeting: Residents and owners gathering with Land and Environment Court Commissioner Peter Walsh outside 10 Onslow Avenue in Sydney’s Elizabeth Bay on Wednesday morning.

The neighbours desperate to stop building being demolished for luxury apartments

The battle over this building is seen as a landmark in the struggle between residents and developers over the future of Kings Cross, Elizabeth Bay and Potts Point and its continued gentrification.

  • by Sue Williams
Asking rents for houses and units far outpaced wages growth in an ongoing deterioration of affordability for renters.

‘No doubt we will see more homelessness’: Rents increase at more than six times the rate of wages

Experts say other interim measures, such as rent caps and slowing immigration, are needed to ease the pressure on renters until 1.2 million needed homes are built.

  • by Jemimah Clegg

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The national vacancy rate has not been above 3 per cent since SQM research records began.

The magic number that tips the rental market in tenants’ favour

Experts say it’s been years since the market has favoured renters, and it would take years of high vacancy rates to reverse the rental crisis.

  • by Jim Malo
Conciliation meeting: Residents and owners gathering with Land and Environment Court Commissioner Peter Walsh outside 10 Onslow Avenue in Sydney’s Elizabeth Bay on Wednesday morning.

The neighbours desperate to stop building being demolished for luxury apartments

The battle over this building is seen as a landmark in the struggle between residents and developers over the future of Kings Cross, Elizabeth Bay and Potts Point and its continued gentrification.

  • by Sue Williams
Asking rents for houses and units far outpaced wages growth in an ongoing deterioration of affordability for renters.

‘No doubt we will see more homelessness’: Rents increase at more than six times the rate of wages

Experts say other interim measures, such as rent caps and slowing immigration, are needed to ease the pressure on renters until 1.2 million needed homes are built.

  • by Jemimah Clegg
Noosa has one of the highest levels of wellbeing in Queensland.

What it costs to live in Queensland’s top locations for wellbeing

Some of south-east Queensland’s most coveted coastal pockets have been named the state’s best areas for wellbeing – and price tags are soaring.

  • by Sarah Webb
Ward said the home had a “gun-barrel” view of the city.

Downsizer pays $9.55 million at auction for unit with jaw-dropping harbour views

The stunning and panoramic view took in both the CBD and the Harbour Bridge. The preliminary clearance rate on Saturday evening was 67.7 per cent.

  • by Carmen Forward
The home at 4 Moonya Road will be renovated.

Family triumphs at auction to pay $2.6 million for Glen Iris five-bedder

The new owners plan to renovate the property, which had been held by one family for 50 years. By evening, Domain Group recorded a clearance rate of 55.9 per cent.

  • by Tom Carey
Prospective home buyers at an auction in Brunswick on Saturday.

Property investors are fleeing Victoria over soaring land taxes

Just 30.6 per cent of all housing loans were taken out by investors as first home buyers return, but experts warn it will make rental properties even harder to find and more expensive.

  • by Josh Gordon
Gareth Hales has sold his luxury Dural acreage just two years after it bought it for $9.5 million.

Exclusive Brethren’s leading family expected to cop a loss on $9.5m Dural estate

The purchase of the luxury acreage by Gareth Hales two years ago “shocked the flock” for its opulence. Lucky for them, it had no mortgage.

  • by Lucy Macken
Paula Kensington is selling her house in Marrickville.

Sydney’s property market just slipped. Here’s which areas are strongest and weakest

Sydney’s property market has slowly come off the boil since the start of the year, but do the softer neighbourhoods spell what’s coming for the rest?

  • by Tawar Razaghi
The split-level design is open and airy, punctuated by glass ceilings and cantilevered timber stairs

‘Tiny’ Chatswood block sells for $2.02 million after 17 buyers registered to bid

The sheer interest underscores the dearth of affordable options between a unit and house in the suburb and much of the north shore.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
The Brunswick home sold under the hammer for $1.553m

Brunswick house that last sold for $75,000 fetches $1,553,000 in bidding war

The vendors were emotional about saying goodbye to the home, which had been in their family for 45 years.

  • by Alexandra Middleton
41 Heyington Place, Toorak

Our 12 favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now

Looking for your next home? From a renovated Edwardian with pretty gardens to a crowning glory penthouse, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
24 Alexander Street, Collaroy

Our 13 favourite homes for sale in NSW right now

Looking for your next home? From a beach house with classic charm to a Georgian-style residence, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
Robert and Danielle Stojanovski, with daughters Chantel, Monique and Charlotte, are selling their home.

Melbourne property values are falling. Here’s which areas are strongest and weakest

High interest rates and increased property taxes are taking their toll, but not all suburbs are affected equally.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
The Bellevue Hill home of Poppy and Anthony Tzaneros was passed in on a vendor bid of $17.5 million at its November auction.

Where do you go when you’ve sold Australia’s most expensive house for $130m?

Rag traders Carol and Steven Moss have found just the right downsizer digs in Bellevue Hill for about $14m, a bargain compared to its original hopes.

  • by Lucy Macken
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
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