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Young regional couple outbid developers for $1.61 million Highett home

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

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
Billionaire problems: Sydney’s trophy home owners selling at a discount
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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

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

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

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
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How to turn your $2000 tax cut into $28,000

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

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

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

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

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