Property
Rates remain on hold, but these home owners are doing it the toughest
Households are stretched to their limits and some are already behind on mortgage repayments.
- by Jim Malo
Family tops price range with one bid to buy Bentleigh East house for $3.43m
The auctioneer said the buyers, who used an advocate, had planned to blow all the other bidders away in an effort to secure the keys for the home.
- by Tom Carey
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The regional property markets tipped to hit fresh records in the next year
The COVID-era tree- and sea-change boom is over, but some states can expect to see their regional house price markets improve in the next year.
- by Jim Malo
Six of the best luxury homes for sale across the country
We’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch from across the New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia’s most luxurious properties.
- by Kate Farrelly
The Australian cities that are tipped to crack house price records next year
Despite higher interest rates, property prices are tipped to grow to new highs, but not all capitals will keep up.
- by Jemimah Clegg
Rates remain on hold, but these home owners are doing it the toughest
Households are stretched to their limits and some are already behind on mortgage repayments.
- by Jim Malo
Red hot: Trashed Kelmscott house sells for $100,000 over asking price
Just when you thought Perth’s property market couldn’t get any hotter, a trashed home abandoned by its owners has sold for a premium … with bonus bong included.
- by Sarah Brookes
A bar in the home cinema: Couple pay $6.46 million for luxury Strathfield house
The buyers are moving from a unit in Rosebery and have plans to start a family. It was one of 805 auctions scheduled on Saturday.
- by Carmen Forward
Family tops price range with one bid to buy Bentleigh East house for $3.43 million
The auctioneer said the buyers, who used an advocate, had planned to blow all the other bidders away in an effort to secure the keys for the home.
- by Tom Carey
A garden apartment for $17.5m? A who’s who of downsizers put a high price on designer blocks
While fashion-minded shoppers talk of labels like Gucci, Fendi and Hermes, for the high-end downsizer it’s all about the designer names of inner-city buildings like Pomeroy, Manar and now Billyard Ave.
- by Lucy Macken
Is it still worth owning a holiday home on the Mornington Peninsula?
Property prices have come off the boil, but the cost of owning a second home has skyrocketed, with increased land tax driving up costs.
- by Alexandra Middleton
First home buyer nabs Rockdale house for less than sellers’ asking price
The young woman outbid six other registered buyers on the home.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Young couple pays $200,000 above reserve for spacious Yarraville home
It took a vendor bid to start the auction before three bidders pushed the price well above the reserve.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Six of the best homes for sale in Sydney
Looking for your next home within Sydney? If you’re looking in South Coogee, North Curl Curl or Concord, we’ve got you covered.
- by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
Seven of the best properties for sale in Melbourne
Looking for your next home in Melbourne? Whether you’re looking in Hampton, Preston or Kew, we’ve got you covered.
- by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
How much it costs to live in the top Victorian tree-change towns for wellbeing
The wellbeing factor of regional suburbs has been measured on indicators such as health, environment, jobs and income. But it comes at a price.
- by Jemimah Clegg
How much it costs to live in the top NSW tree-change towns for wellbeing
The wellbeing factor of regional suburbs has been measured on indicators such as health, environment, jobs and income. But it comes at a price.
- by Carmen Forward
Shopping bag mogul secretly lists Rose Bay trophy home for $75m, buys something better
What could be better than this? This trophy homeowner knows, which is why he opened the doors to his designer digs this week to those with spare millions.
- by Lucy Macken
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
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
‘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
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