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Young regional couple outbid developers for $1.61 million Highett home
The buyers paid about $110,000 above reserve to purchase the three-bedroom property, with plans to build their dream home.
- by Alexandra Middleton
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The most liveable Sydney suburbs where you should have bought a home
A string of liveable Sydney suburbs that were affordable for home buyers until recently have since recorded soaring price growth.
- by Carmen Forward
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Billionaire problems: Sydney’s trophy home owners selling at a discount
Cue the smallest violin. It seems the higher the asking price, the more that prestige sellers are being asked to cut from their expectations.
- by Lucy Macken
The Melbourne suburbs where it’s cheaper to buy than rent
Rocketing rents in Melbourne mean tenants would be better off paying a mortgage in certain areas – and some are fast-tracking their plans.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Around 90% of Perth homes selling for more than listed price
Now is not the time to make a cheeky lowball offer on that property you’ve been eyeing off, as new data shows how many are selling for more than the asking price.
- by Sarah Brookes
Rupert Murdoch slashes New York penthouse price by more than half
He reportedly paid just under $US58m a decade ago, then tried to sell for slightly more. He’s now asking $US28.5m.
- by James Warrington
How to turn your $2000 tax cut into $28,000
Workers will have extra cash in their pay packets from next week, but beware the siren song of “lifestyle creep”.
- by Jemimah Clegg
Abandoned Chinese mansion in Perth’s south sells for mystery price
A dilapidated Chinese-style mansion that reportedly cost its billionaire owner $75 million to build has sold days before its auction.
- by Sarah Brookes
Why it’s a better time to buy a home right now
The scales are tipping in buyers’ favour and sellers are losing the upper hand at auction, new figures show.
- by Jim Malo
The Perth postcodes where homeowners are selling at a loss
Back in 2020, nearly half of homes were sold at a loss in Perth, now in a remarkable turnaround the percentage of loss-making sales has declined to 6.4 per cent.
- by Sarah Brookes
Sydney suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss
Choose the wrong location and there’s a one-in-four chance of reselling a property for less than its purchase price.
- by Elizabeth Redman and Jim Malo