Yesterday
Bus off! Charlie Buxton goes NIMBY for tennis court
No historic property is complete without renovations. Or, if necessary, attempts to redirect a bus route so it doesn’t go past one’s tennis court.
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- Myriam Robin
Strathfield mansion beats guide by $500k as auctions rebound
Auction clearance rates have returned to form after the long weekend lull, but long-term price growth is cooling.
- Bonnie Campbell
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- Luxury property
Brighton mansion built by billionaire Larry Kestelman sells for $16m
The bayside suburb clocked its highest sale price so far this year after Rob and Melita Chaloner’s mansion sold.
- Bonnie Campbell
This Month
Home ownership is this Labor treasurer’s great middle-class goal
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, who hands down his second budget on Tuesday, says building wealth and financial security through home ownership must be a core objective of the modern Labor Party.
- John Kehoe
$12m sale reveals how Steel City turned to property gold
While it will never compete with Sydney prices, regional hub Newcastle has shed its industrial origins to become a coveted prestige market.
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- Bonnie Campbell
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- Luxury property
Snack queen buys Rich List garbo’s $25m beach weekender
Snack food wholesaler Lenka Dransfield has paid $25 million for one of three Palm Beach waterfront properties owned by Rich Lister garbo Ian Malouf.
- Bonnie Campbell
‘Impossibly unaffordable’ housing a social risk: report
The level of housing price relative to incomes poses an “existential” risk and demands a rethink of urban growth boundaries, a new global report says.
- Michael Bleby
Chris Minns wants Sydney to feel like Brooklyn
To encourage an urban renaissance, the NSW premier has a message for the city’s property developers: build, build, build.
- Aaron Patrick
Insurance for new Victorian home builds to jump by 65pc
The Greens-controlled council is one step closer to imposing different rates for landlords and owner-occupiers after passing a motion on Wednesday night.
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- Gus McCubbing
Sellers jack up house prices as values surge to record highs
Supply is driving rises in some areas, but in some suburbs, asking prices rose at the same time as listings went above the decade average.
- Nila Sweeney
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- Luxury property
Restaurant titans behind Cumulus, Gimlet buy modernist Toorak retreat
Legendary Melbourne chef-restaurateur Andrew McConnell and his photographer wife Jo McGann have purchased a striking modernist home in Melbourne’s Toorak.
- Bonnie Campbell
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Former KPMG exec to sell Gold Coast mansion ‘crafted for indulgence’
One of the area’s most lavish waterfront properties has hit the market, complete with a man cave, jetty and cinema, and expectations above $15 million.
- Bonnie Campbell
Elizabeth Bay residents fight developer for more – not less – density
Fortis’ $214 million project in a Sydney inner harbourside suburb has put it at odds with city authorities and locals opposing more gentrification.
- Michael Bleby
Westpac reins in house price growth forecasts for Sydney, Melbourne
Westpac lowered its house price expectations for Sydney and Melbourne due to worsening affordability and increased listings.
- Nila Sweeney
This council is mulling doubling rates for landlords
A Greens-led Melbourne council is mulling charging landlords rates four times higher than owner-occupiers to help more first home buyers into the market.
- Gus McCubbing
Yours for just $30k. Expats hunt homes in rural Japan
Millions of abandoned homes dot Japan’s countryside, the result of an ageing population and declining rural economy. They are being sold at rock-bottom prices.
- Noah Eastwood
How a $2m retrofit stacks up for investors
Two-thirds of Australia’s current buildings will still be standing by 2050, the target year for net zero emissions. Boosting their energy efficiency is crucial – and pays off.
- Michael Bleby
FOMO driving investors into property, especially in these suburbs
Experts reveal their top picks for suburbs that could deliver strong capital gains and rental returns for investors over the near to medium term.
- Nila Sweeney
Why some investors are now avoiding the Perth market
Perth’s home values are still increasing at a rapid clip, but some experts are starting to sound caution.
- Nila Sweeney
Smallest block in Chatswood sets a street record at $2m
Listings in Sydney and Melbourne fell to their lowest level since Easter, but auction numbers are due to jump dramatically this week before the winter slowdown.
- Nick Lenaghan
